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HR 3831 108th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Assault weapons Congress Firearms control Sunset legislation

To extend the sunset on the assault weapons ban for 10 years.

Introduced: February 25, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Apr 2, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 25, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act to provide for a ten-year extension of the assault weapons ban.

What's happening now April 2, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 26 Republican 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 15, 2004
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 9, 2004
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 12, 2004
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 9, 2004
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 9, 2004
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 24, 2004
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 24, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 24, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 24, 2004
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 24, 2004
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 22, 2004
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 22, 2004
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2004
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 22, 2004
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2004
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 22, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 22, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 2004
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 22, 2004
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 22, 2004
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 2004
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 22, 2004
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 22, 2004
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 22, 2004
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 22, 2004
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 22, 2004
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 20, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3831: To extend the sunset on the assault weapons ban for 10 years.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3831/
MLA
"H.R. 3831: To extend the sunset on the assault weapons ban for 10 years.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3831/.
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H.R. 3831, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3831/.
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