Protecting the Mailing of Firearms Act
This bill repeals a law (18 U.S.C. § 1715) that previously prohibited mailing firearms without a license. It directly affects the U.S. Postal Service, firearm sellers, and individuals mailing firearms by preventing the Postal Service from creating rules that would block firearm mailings or require disclosure of sensitive records like sales receipts or firearm serial numbers. Key provisions include removing the existing ban on mailing firearms and prohibiting the Postal Service from imposing new restrictions on firearm mailings or demanding customer transaction data. The bill ensures that firearm mailings can proceed without these specific federal restrictions, while applying to ongoing legal cases under the repealed law.
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Introduced Feb 1, 2024
Last action Feb 1, 2024
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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1 primary · 75 co-sponsors
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Jeff Duncan
RRepublican
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Aaron Bean
RRepublican
Co
Adrian Smith
RRepublican
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Alexander X. Mooney
RRepublican
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Andrew Ogles
RRepublican
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Andrew S. Clyde
RRepublican
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Andy Biggs
RRepublican
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Ashley Hinson
RRepublican
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August Pfluger
RRepublican
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Barry Moore
RRepublican
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Ben Cline
RRepublican
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