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HR 1228 105th Congress House

Stop Arming Felons (SAFe) Act

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to permanently prohibit the possession of firearms by persons who have been convicted of a felony, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 8, 1997 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative remediesAmmunitionDrug abuseDrug traffic
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Evidence (Law)Ex-offendersExplosivesFines (Penalties)FirearmsFirearms controlGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityJudicial review of administrative actsLawPardonsViolence
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Apr 8, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 8, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1297)
Apr 8, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 11, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Arming Felons (SAFe) Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) deny natural persons the opportunity to seek administrative relief from prohibitions against possessing, shipping, transporting, or receiving firearms or ammunition; (2) require publication of additional information about such administrative relief granted to any person; and (3) prohibit the possession of, or transactions in, firearms by any natural person convicted of a serious drug offense or violent felony, regardless of any expungement of the conviction or restoration of other civil rights.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 8, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 8, 1997
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 8, 1997
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 8, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 8, 1997
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 8, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1228: Stop Arming Felons (SAFe) Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1228/
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"H.R. 1228: Stop Arming Felons (SAFe) Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1228/.
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