US HB2259 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 43)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-01 - 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

Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms to ship to the spouse of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty outside the United States or to clubs composed of such members and spouses, and authorizes such a spouse or club to receive, a firearm or ammunition generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes and intended for the personal use of such spouse or club. Describes a member of the Armed Forces on active duty or a spouse of such member, for purposes of federal firearms provisions, as a resident of the state in which: (1) the member or spouse maintains legal residence, (2) the permanent duty station of the member is located, or (3) the member maintains a place of abode from which the member commutes each day to the member's permanent duty station.

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Title

Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-06-01HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-05-12HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-05-12HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB1992 (Same As) 2015-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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