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HR 4559 106th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information systems Fines (Penalties) Firearms Firearms control Government Operations and Politics Identification devices Identification of criminals Lotteries Photography Sports and Recreation

Community Protection From Firearms' Giveaways Act

Introduced: May 25, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
May 25, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR E859-860)
May 25, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E859)
May 25, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Community Protection From Firearms' Giveaways Act - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit an individual who is not a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from transferring a firearm won in a lottery to the winner unless: (1) a licensed dealer contacts the national instant criminal background check system; (2) the system provides the licensee with a unique identification number, or five business days have elapsed since the licensee contacted the system and the system has not notified the licensee that the receipt of a firearm by the winner would violate the Act; and (3) the individual and the licensee have verified the identity of the winner by examining a valid identification document containing the winner's photograph.
What's happening now June 7, 2000

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
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 4, 2000
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 25, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 25, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4559: Community Protection From Firearms' Giveaways Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4559/
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"H.R. 4559: Community Protection From Firearms' Giveaways Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4559/.
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H.R. 4559, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4559/.
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