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HR 952 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives

Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2019

Introduced: February 4, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 4, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2019

This bill establishes a framework for determining whether certain armor piercing ammunition is primarily intended for sporting purposes. Current law prohibits the import, manufacture, and distribution of armor piercing ammunition. However, armor piercing ammunition that is primarily intended for sporting purposes is exempt from the prohibition and may be lawfully imported, manufactured, and distributed.

What's happening now March 22, 2019

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 4, 2019
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 4, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 4, 2019
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 4, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 952: Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-952/
MLA
"H.R. 952: Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-952/.
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H.R. 952, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-952/.
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[H.R. 952: Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-952/)
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