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Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016

Introduced: March 15, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 1, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 15, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 15, 2016
Introduced in House
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Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016

This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the importation or assembly of certain semiautomatic firearms (or specified parts of such firearms).

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives must publish a list of firearms banned from importation by the bill.

What's happening now April 1, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 19
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 15, 2016
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 15, 2016
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 15, 2016
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 15, 2016
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 15, 2016
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 15, 2016
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 15, 2016
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 15, 2016
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 15, 2016
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 15, 2016
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 15, 2016
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 15, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 15, 2016
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 15, 2016
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 15, 2016
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 15, 2016
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 15, 2016
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 15, 2016
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 15, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4748: Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4748/
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"H.R. 4748: Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4748/.
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H.R. 4748, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4748/.
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