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Collectible Firearms Protection Act

Introduced: September 29, 2010 Introduced by: Lummis, Cynthia M. Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
Sep 29, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 29, 2010
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Sep 29, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Collectible Firearms Protection Act - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to allow the importation of certain firearms listed as curios or relics into the United States by a licensed importer without the requirement of an authorization from or payment to the Department of State or the Department of Defense upon certification to the Attorney General that such firearms are lawfully possessed under the laws of the exporting country.

What's happening now September 29, 2010

Referred to House Ways and Means

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3942 Related bill Collectible Firearms Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Nov 18, 2010
Altmire, Jason
· Nov 16, 2010
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 29, 2010
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 29, 2010
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 29, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6240: Collectible Firearms Protection Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6240/
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"H.R. 6240: Collectible Firearms Protection Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6240/.
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H.R. 6240, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6240/.
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