HR 278
107th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Arts, Culture, Religion
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to law enforcement
Firearms
Firearms control
Museums
Gun Buy Back Partnership Grant Act of 2001
Introduced: January 30, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jan 30, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 30, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Gun Buy Back Partnership Grant Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States or local governments to conduct community gun buy back programs. Sets forth provisions regarding the distribution and use of funds, minimum and maximum amounts to be provided to qualifying jurisdictions, matching funds, and application requirements.
Requires the Director, in awarding grants, to give preferential consideration to applications from jurisdictions that will conduct a community gun buy back program that will destroy all guns received by the program, or that will donate to a State or local museum for display any inoperable gun that is a curio or relic or that has historic significance.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1