HR 26
105th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Families
Family violence
Firearms control
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that the firearms prohibitions applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction do not apply if the conviction occurred before the prohibitions became law.
Introduced: January 7, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 1997
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 26, 1997
Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Crime and by the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Jan 28, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that firearms prohibitions applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction shall apply only to such convictions obtained on or after September 28, 1996 (the date such prohibitions became law).
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.