Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act
Latest action · Sep 13, 2006 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 11.
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.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act - Amends firearms provisions of the federal criminal code to: (1) lift restrictions on the possession, transfer, and importation of machineguns, and certain other shotguns and rifles, for contractors providing national security services for the United States and training related to such services, and for manufacturers for testing, research, design, or development purposes; (2) prohibit the Attorney General from charging any tax or fee for any background check by the national instant criminal background check system; (3) permit juveniles to possess and use a handgun or ammunition for certain activities without written parental consent if the parent is present when the juvenile is using the handgun; (4) eliminate certain reporting requirements for multiple handgun sales (more than one sale within five days) by dealers to state police and law enforcement agencies; (5) prohibit the Attorney General from electronically retrieving records of gun dealers who have gone out of business by name or any personal identification code; (6) limit disclosure of trace records; and (7) allow importation of barrels, frames, and receivers for firearms other than handguns for repair or replacement purposes.
Cosponsors 139
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 5, 2006 to Dec 8, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Robert W. Ney | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| D-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Apr 5, 2006 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2006Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 13, 2006Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 11.
- Sep 7, 2006Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 18, 2006Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- May 18, 2006Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative fees
- Agriculture and Food
- Ammunition
- Animals
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Criminal justice information
- Data banks
- Discovery (Law)
- Electronic data interchange
- Electronic government information
- Evidence (Law)
- Families
- Fingerprints
- Firearms
- Firearms control
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Hunting
- Identification devices
- Identification of criminals
- Import restrictions
- Imports
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Machine guns
- Maintenance and repair
- Minors
- Parent and child
- Police training
- Private police
- Product development
- Prosecution
- Range management
- Research and development
- Retail trade
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sports and Recreation
- Subcontractors
- Subpoena
- Taxation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2006Introduced in House
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