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HR 5470 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Law enforcement administration and funding Licensing and registrations Retail and wholesale trades

Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act

Introduced: June 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 8, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1075)
Jun 16, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jun 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 14, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a federally licensed firearms dealer, importer, or manufacturer from transferring, to a person who is a non-licensee, a large capacity ammunition feeding device, unless: (1) the licensee has conducted a criminal background check of the person, and (2) the Department of Justice (DOJ) has verified the truthfulness of certain written responses given by the person with respect to recent contacts by federal law enforcement authorities.

In addition, the bill prohibits a federally licensed firearms dealer, importer, or manufacturer from transferring, to a person who is a non-licensee, a semiautomatic weapon (for which a criminal background check is already required under current law), unless DOJ has verified the truthfulness of the person's written responses with respect to recent contacts by federal law enforcement authorities.

What's happening now July 8, 2016

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1075)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 1, 2016
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 16, 2016
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 16, 2016
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jun 16, 2016
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 16, 2016
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 16, 2016
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 16, 2016
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 16, 2016
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jun 16, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5470: Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5470/
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"H.R. 5470: Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5470/.
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H.R. 5470, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5470/.
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