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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 May 29, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 26, 1996
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 25, 1996
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 20, 1996
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 20, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3455: To prohibit persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence from owning or possessing firearms, and for other purposes.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3455/
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