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Safe Homefront Act

Introduced: September 10, 2019 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
Sep 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sep 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sep 10, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Homefront Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide the Department of Justice with records that are relevant to a determination, under the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, as to whether a member of the Armed Forces is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm. Additionally, DOD must conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a database of military protective orders issued by military commanders against individuals suspected of having committed an offense of domestic violence.

What's happening now September 25, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2500 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
KING, PETER
· Sep 10, 2019
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Sep 10, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4264: Safe Homefront Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4264/
MLA
"H.R. 4264: Safe Homefront Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4264/.
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H.R. 4264, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4264/.
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[H.R. 4264: Safe Homefront Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4264/)
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