Fairness in Firearm Testing Act
Latest action · May 26, 2009 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.
- IntroducedApr 2, 2009
- 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 (ATF) 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 ATF from editing or erasing any such recording.
Directs ATF 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 ATF has determined is a firearm or ammunition shall not be admissible as evidence unless: (1) ATF 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 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2009 to Nov 16, 2010; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Apr 21, 2010 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jul 15, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Jul 26, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Aug 10, 2010 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Sep 22, 2010 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Nov 16, 2010 |
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 Apr 2, 2009 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2009 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 2, 2009Referred to House Judiciary
- Apr 2, 2009Referred 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.
- Apr 2, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
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.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
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