Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB5395
Legislation Overview
Title: Back the Blue Act of 2019
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Assault and harassment offenses: Civil actions and liability: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Detention of persons: Firearms and explosives: Fires: First responders and emergency personnel: Judges: Law enforcement administration and funding: Law enforcement officers: Legal fees and court costs: Violent crime: Worker safety and health
Description: To protect law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: January 30, 2020
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5395/all-info
Companion Bill: SB1480
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
5 sponsors: Don Bacon (R); Garret Graves (R); Bill Johnson (R); Steve Stivers (R); Paul Cook (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (5 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 30, 2020 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Dec 11, 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Dec 11, 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Dec 20 2019 | 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, and Homeland Security
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
