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Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2019

Introduced: March 5, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 5, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives or the issuance of related licenses to a known or suspected terrorist.

What's happening now April 8, 2019

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8 Republican 1
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 10, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 5, 2019
Lamb, Conor
· Mar 5, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 5, 2019
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 5, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1531: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1531/
MLA
"H.R. 1531: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1531/.
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H.R. 1531, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1531/.
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