S 1632
104th Congress
Senate
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
A bill to prohibit persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence from owning or possessing firearms, and for other purposes.
Introduced: March 21, 1996
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9628)
Mar 21, 1996
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 21, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2646-2647)
Mar 21, 1996
Introduced in Senate
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
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9628)
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1