HR 21 · 107th Congress 2001โ€“2003, ended

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that the firearms prohibitions applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction do not apply if the conviction occurred before the prohibitions became law.

Latest action · Feb 12, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 3, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that firearms prohibitions applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction shall apply only to such convictions obtained on or after September 28, 1996 (the date such prohibitions became law).

Cosponsors 15

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2001 to May 22, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-OHJames A. Traficant Jr.Feb 26, 2001
R-OHDeborah PryceMar 22, 2001
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggMar 22, 2001
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.Mar 22, 2001
R-SCLindsey GrahamMar 22, 2001
R-OHPaul E. GillmorMar 22, 2001
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettMar 22, 2001
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsMar 29, 2001
D-TNBob ClementApr 3, 2001
R-TNZach WampApr 3, 2001
D-NCMelvin L. WattApr 4, 2001
R-KYAnne M. NorthupApr 25, 2001
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoApr 25, 2001
R-WIThomas E. PetriJan 29, 2002
D-TXGene GreenMay 22, 2002

Withdrew 1 Mark Green R-WI Jul 24, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 3, 2001
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Feb 12, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 12, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
  2. Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Jan 3, 2001Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 107-45AMERICA'S INSURANCE INDUSTRY: KEEPING THE PROMISE214 pagesFinancial Services CommitteeSep 26, 2001

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that the firearms prohibitions applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction do not apply if the conviction occurred before the prohibitions became law.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House

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