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HR 949 105th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Aliens Ammunition Firearms control Immigration

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the possession of a firearm by, non-permanent resident aliens.

Introduced: March 5, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Mar 5, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 5, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the disposition of a firearm or ammunition to, and the possession of a firearm or ammunition by, non-permanent resident aliens.

What's happening now March 11, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 8, 1997
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 8, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 949: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the possession of a firearm by, non-permanent resident aliens.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-949/
MLA
"H.R. 949: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the possession of a firearm by, non-permanent resident aliens.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-949/.
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H.R. 949, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-949/.
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[H.R. 949: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the possession of a firearm by, non-permanent resident aliens.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-949/)
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