Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB770
Legislation Overview
Title: Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: A bill to authorize for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 16, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/770/all-info
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Chris Van Hollen (D); Richard Blumenthal (D); Christopher Murphy (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 16, 2021 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 14 2021 | 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: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
