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HR 8461 116th Congress House International Affairs Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Firearms and explosives Foreign aid and international relief Licensing and registrations Military assistance, sales, and agreements Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Trade restrictions

To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export licenses for firearm silencers.

Introduced: September 30, 2020 Introduced by: Panetta, Jimmy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 30, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the President from approving or issuing a license to export firearm silencers unless the recipient end-user of the firearm silencers is the government of a foreign country or any person acting on behalf of such government.

What's happening now September 30, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8461: To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export licenses for firearm silencers.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8461/
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"H.R. 8461: To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export licenses for firearm silencers.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8461/.
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H.R. 8461, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8461/.
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