US Congress House Bill 126 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 22-2)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to make a video recording of the entire process of its examination and testing of an item for the purpose of determining whether the item is a firearm (and if so, the type of firearm) or ammunition. Bars ATF from editing or erasing any such recording. Directs ATF to make available a digital video disc that contains a copy of the recording: (1) at the request of a person who claims an ownership interest in such item; and (2) to a defendant in a criminal proceeding involving such item. Provides that an item which ATF has determined is a firearm or ammunition shall not be admissible as evidence unless: (1) ATF has complied with the requirements of this Act to make its digital video disc available; or (2) such compliance has been waived in writing by the person against whom the item is offered as evidence.

Fairness in Firearm Testing Act

Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]	Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]
Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Chip Cravaack [R-MN]	Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2011-01-05	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-01-05	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-01-05	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/126/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr126/BILLS-112hr126ih.pdf