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HR 1782 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Sales and excise taxes State and local government operations

Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2021

Introduced: March 10, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 10, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2021

This bill modifies procedural requirements related to the transfer of machine guns, destructive devices, and certain other firearms.

Specifically, the bill requires the chief law enforcement officer of the jurisdiction in which the transferee primarily resides to be notified of the pending transfer and given 90 days to object.

What's happening now March 10, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 3, 2021
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Nov 3, 2021
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 10, 2021
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 10, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 10, 2021
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Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 10, 2021
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Mar 10, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 10, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1782: Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1782/
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"H.R. 1782: Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1782/.
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H.R. 1782, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1782/.
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