HR 3455
104th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Ammunition
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Department of the Treasury
Ex-offenders
Families
Family violence
Firearms
Firearms control
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Pardons
Searches and seizures
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Storage
To prohibit persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence from owning or possessing firearms, and for other purposes.
Introduced: May 14, 1996
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 29, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
May 14, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 14, 1996
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit persons under indictment for, or convicted of, any crime involving domestic violence from owning or possessing, or engaging in other specified activities with respect to, firearms.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations providing for the effective receipt and secure storage of firearms relinquished by or seized from such persons.
Exempts persons convicted of a crime of domestic violence from certain provisions regarding: (1) restoration of civil rights after a conviction; and (2) administrative relief from firearm prohibitions.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
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