Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB8735
Legislation Overview
Title: Regulatory Agency Demilitarization Act
Subject: Government operations and politics
Description: Prohibits a federal agency from purchasing or using a firearm. The bill excludes the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, the military departments, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Capitol Police, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and the Central Intelligence Agency. The Government Accountability Office shall submit to Congress a report that includes specified information regarding each federal agency that has specialized units that receive special tactical or military-style training or use hard-plated body armor, shields, or helmets and that respond to high-risk situations that fall outside the capabilities of regular law enforcement officers.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Last Action Date: November 9, 2020
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8735/all-info
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Chris Stewart (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 0% (1 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Nov 9, 2020 | Introduced in House |
| House | Nov 9, 2020 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Nov 25 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: Oversight and Reform
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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