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HR 1333 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Federal-Indian relations Firearms and explosives

To amend chapter 40 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt the transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials for delivery to a federally recognized Indian tribe or an…

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To amend chapter 40 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt the transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials for delivery to a federally recognized Indian tribe or an agency of such a tribe from various Federal criminal prohibitions relating to explosives.

Introduced: March 5, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 1, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 30, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 30, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10101)
Sep 30, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10101)
Sep 30, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1333.
Sep 30, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10101)
Sep 30, 2009
Mr. Schiff moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 5, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 5, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the federal criminal code to extend the exemption from prohibitions on the transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials to federally-recognized Indian tribes or agencies of such tribes. Defines "Indian tribe" as any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe.

What's happening now October 1, 2009

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 18, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1333: To amend chapter 40 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt the transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials for delivery to a federally recognized Indian tribe or an agency of such a tribe from various Federal criminal prohibitions relating to explosives.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1333/
MLA
"H.R. 1333: To amend chapter 40 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt the transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials for delivery to a federally recognized Indian tribe or an agency of such a tribe from various Federal criminal prohibitions relating to explosives.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1333/.
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H.R. 1333, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1333/.
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[H.R. 1333: To amend chapter 40 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt the transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials for delivery to a federally recognized Indian tribe or an agency of such a tribe from various Federal criminal prohibitions relating to explosives.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1333/)
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