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S 261 113th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Domestic violence and child abuse Firearms and explosives

No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013

Introduced: February 7, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S525-526)
Feb 7, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 - 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 February 7, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 7, 2013
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 7, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-261/
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"S. 261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-261/.
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S. 261, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-261/.
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