Fairness in Firearm Testing Act
Latest action · Apr 20, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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 29, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 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 the Bureau from editing or erasing any such recording.
Directs the Bureau 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 the Bureau has determined is a firearm or ammunition shall not be admissible as evidence unless: (1) the Bureau 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.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2007 to Apr 3, 2008; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | May 7, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| R-ID | Bill Sali | Apr 3, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 29, 2007 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 20, 2007 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 29, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 29, 2007Referred 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fairness in Firearm Testing Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
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