Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB7742
Legislation Overview
Title: Defending Freedom Act of 2020
Subject: Civil rights and liberties, minority issues: Cardiovascular and respiratory health: Congressional oversight: Constitution and constitutional amendments: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Emergency medical services and trauma care: Infectious and parasitic diseases: Intergovernmental relations: State and local government operations
Description: Requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review the actions of federal, state, and local government officials taken during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic that may violate the Bill of Rights. DOJ shall (1) report to Congress on its efforts to document, remedy, and prosecute infringements of the Bill of Rights; (2) explain non-prosecution of any violations; and (3) refer cases outside of its jurisdiction to the appropriate prosecutorial body.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 23, 2020
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7742/all-info
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Warren Davidson (R); Ted Budd (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 0% (2 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 23, 2020 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jul 23, 2020 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Aug 8 2020 | 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: Judiciary
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