HRES 559
114th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Law enforcement administration and funding
Military facilities and property
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations
Disapproving of Executive Order 13688 (regarding Federal support for local law enforcement equipment acquisition) issued by President Obama on January 16, 2015.
Introduced: December 9, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 15, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Dec 9, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 9, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses disfavor regarding Executive Order 13688 (Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition), issued by President Obama on January 16, 2015.
(Executive Order 13688 established an interagency working group to recommend improvements to the process through which state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies acquire controlled equipment [e.g., firearms or military-style equipment] from the federal government through excess equipment transfers, asset forfeiture, and grants.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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