US Congress House Bill 339 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-28 - 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]

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. Kerry Bentivolio [R-MI]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
2013-01-22	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-01-22	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2013-01-22	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/113th-congress/house-bill/339/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr339/BILLS-113hr339ih.pdf