US HB138 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 90-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit: (1) the transfer or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, except for such a device lawfully possessed within the United States on or before the date of this Act's enactment; and (2) the importation or bringing into the United States of such a device. Exempts: (1) the transfer or possession of such a device by a federal, state, or local agency or law enforcement officer; (2) certain transfers to licensees under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; (3) possession of such a device transferred to an individual upon retirement from a law enforcement agency if such individual is not otherwise prohibited from receiving ammunition; and (4) the manufacture, transfer, or possession of such a device by a licensed manufacturer or importer for authorized testing or experimentation purposes. Sets penalties for violations. Requires a large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after this Act's enactment to be identified by a serial number that clearly shows that the device was manufactured after such enactment.

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Title

Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act

Sponsors

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]Rep. John Carney [D-DE]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. George Miller [D-CA]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. James Moran [D-VA]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-01-25HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
2013-01-03HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Same As/Similar To

SB33 (Related) 2013-01-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB691 (Related) 2013-04-10 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 36.

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