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HR 1702 106th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Commerce Electronic commerce Fines (Penalties) Firearms Firearms control Internet Science, Technology, Communications

To amend title 18, United States Code, to ban using the Internet to obtain or dispose of a firearm.

Introduced: May 5, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
May 5, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 5, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to make it unlawful for any person to use the Internet to obtain or dispose of, or offer to obtain or dispose of, a firearm.

What's happening now May 13, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 22, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 15, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1702: To amend title 18, United States Code, to ban using the Internet to obtain or dispose of a firearm.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1702/
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"H.R. 1702: To amend title 18, United States Code, to ban using the Internet to obtain or dispose of a firearm.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1702/.
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H.R. 1702, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1702/.
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