HR 256 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives Military personnel and dependents

Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act

Introduced: January 4, 2017 See on congress.gov

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Apr 25, 2018

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Hunter asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 256, a bill originally introduced by former Representative Farenthold, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Jan 12, 2017

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H396)

Jan 10, 2017

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

Jan 4, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 4, 2017

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a licensed gun dealer, importer, or manufacturer to sell or ship a firearm to the spouse of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty. (Current law already allows a licensed dealer, importer, or manufacturer to sell a firearm to a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty.)

The bill also specifies that, for purposes of federal firearms laws, a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty, or his or her spouse, is a resident of the state in which: (1) the member or spouse maintains legal residence, (2) the permanent duty station of the member is located, and (3) the member maintains a home from which he or she commutes to the permanent duty station.

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