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Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2019

Introduced: February 7, 2020 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey 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
Mar 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2019

This bill establishes new requirements and restrictions with respect to the sale, purchase, shipment, and transport of ammunition.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

  • requires an ammunition dealer to be licensed;
  • requires ammunition sales to be conducted in person; and
  • requires a licensed ammunition importer, manufacturer, or dealer to report on bulk sales of ammunition.
What's happening now March 4, 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 23
All 23 Democratic 22
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Feb 7, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Aug 30, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 9, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Mar 13, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 8, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jan 25, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 17, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 17, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 17, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 686: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-686/
MLA
"H.R. 686: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-686/.
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H.R. 686, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-686/.
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