HR 989
105th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Emergency Management
Explosives
Fingerprints
Firearms control
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Identification devices
Law
Licenses
Photography
Restricted Explosives Control Act of 1997
Introduced: March 6, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Mar 6, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 6, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Restricted Explosives Control Act of 1997 - Prohibits the distribution or receipt of restricted explosives without a Federal permit.
Defines "restricted explosives" to mean high explosives, blasting agents, detonators, and more than 50 pounds of black powder.
Requires applications for such permits to include the applicant's photograph and fingerprints, which shall be taken and transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury by the chief law enforcement officer of the applicant's place of residence.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
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