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S 1526 111th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Domestic violence and child abuse Firearms and explosives

No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2009

Introduced: July 28, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jul 28, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8201)
Jul 28, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8201)
Jul 28, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to prevent any individual convicted of a felony or crime of domestic violence in a foreign court from possessing a firearm in the United States.

What's happening now July 28, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8201)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 28, 2009
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 28, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 28, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jul 28, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1526: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1526/
MLA
"S. 1526: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1526/.
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S. 1526, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1526/.
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