HR 1809
106th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Ammunition
Assault weapons
Firearms
Firearms control
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Import restrictions
Assault Weapon Ban Enhancement Act of 1999
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
May 13, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 13, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E956)
May 13, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Assault Weapon Ban Enhancement Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the importation into the United States of any semiautomatic assault weapon (including the frame or receiver of any such weapon) that has been modified and determined not suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes, or that includes certain characteristics such as: (1) having a thumb hole stock that functions as a pistol grip; (2) being able to accept a detachable large capacity ammunition magazine; (3) having a fixed magazine which can be readily modified to accept a large capacity ammunition magazine; and (4) using .22 caliber ammunition.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
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