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HR 638 104th Congress House

To abolish the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and to eliminate the promotion of civilian marksmanship by the Department of Defense.

Introduced: January 23, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 8, 1995
Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Jan 31, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H900)
Jan 30, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 30, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness.
Jan 23, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Jan 23, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 8, 1995

Executive Comment Received from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Abolishes the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice.

Repeals specified Federal provisions which provided for the promotion by the Department of Defense of certain civilian marksmanship activities.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 27, 1995
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 23, 1995
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 23, 1995
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 23, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 638: To abolish the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and to eliminate the promotion of civilian marksmanship by the Department of Defense.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-638/
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"H.R. 638: To abolish the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and to eliminate the promotion of civilian marksmanship by the Department of Defense.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-638/.
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H.R. 638, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-638/.
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