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S 570 112th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Law enforcement administration and funding

A bill to prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.

Introduced: March 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 14, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the use of federal funds to require a person licensed to deal in firearms to report information to the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person.

What's happening now March 14, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3814 Related bill To prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Nov 29, 2011
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Oct 3, 2011
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jul 11, 2011
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 14, 2011
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 30, 2011
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 17, 2011
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 16, 2011
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 16, 2011
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Mar 14, 2011
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Mar 14, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 570: A bill to prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-570/
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