HR 1782 United States House · 117th Congress

Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2021

Summary

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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Mar 10, 2021 Last action Mar 10, 2021

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Full legislative history

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Committee

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Mar 10, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Mar 10, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Jennifer Wexton

Alcee L. Hastings

Carolyn B. Maloney

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Gerald E. Connolly

Mark DeSaulnier

Mary Gay Scanlon