Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB459
Legislation Overview
Title: Stopping the Traffic in Overseas Proliferation of Ghost Guns Act
Subject: International affairs: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Congressional oversight: Department of State: Firearms and explosives: Military assistance, sales, and agreements: Trade restrictions: Foreign aid and international relief
Description: Prohibits the President from (1) removing any firearm or related technical information from the U.S. Munitions List, or (2) changing the requirements under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations as they were composed on January 1, 2018. The Department of State may not suspend the application of the regulations without notifying Congress under specified procedures.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Last Action Date: February 12, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/459/all-info
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Robert Menendez (D); Christopher Murphy (D); Edward Markey (D); Dianne Feinstein (D); Benjamin Cardin (D); Richard Blumenthal (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (6 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 27 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: S
Committee Name: Foreign Relations
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