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S 2735 114th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives

Protect America from Homemade Explosives Act

Introduced: March 17, 2016 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect America from Homemade Explosives Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise federal explosives laws.

It includes, within the meaning of "explosives," black powder substitutes and smokeless powder.

Additionally, the bill revises certain exceptions to federal explosives laws to specify that: (1) activities related to small arms ammunition do not include activities involving smokeless powder in excess of 50 pounds; and (2) the 50-pound maximum quantity, with respect to a lawful purchase of commercially manufactured black powder, includes aggregate quantities of black powder and black powder substitutes.

Finally, it amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose penalties on an individual who attempts to make an illegal firearm.

What's happening now March 17, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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