Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB238
Legislation Overview
Title: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Firearms and explosives: Licensing and registrations: Retail and wholesale trades
Description: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act - Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for: (1) anyone whose federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, or whose license renewal application has been denied, to transfer business inventory firearms into a personal collection or to an employee of such person or to receive a firearm that was a business inventory firearm as of the date of a revocation or renewal denial notice; and (2) anyone who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice to transfer to any other person a firearm that was a business inventory firearm. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of not more than one year (five years for willful violations) for violations of this Act.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Last Action Date: January 25, 2013
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN00238:@@@L&summ2=m&
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Meng, Grace;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 0% (1 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 25, 2013 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. |
| House | Jan 14, 2013 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 16 2013 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
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