HR 1506 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2011

Introduced Apr 13, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Peter T. King R-NY

Latest action · Jul 11, 2011 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 13, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to grant the Attorney General the authority to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of a federal firearms and explosives license to any individual if the Attorney General: (1) determines that such individual has been engaged in or has provided material support or resources for terrorist activities, and (2) has a reasonable belief that such individual may use a firearm or explosive in connection with terrorism. Allows any individual whose firearm or explosives license application has been been denied to bring legal action challenging the denial.

Prohibits the sale or distribution of firearms or explosives to any individual whom the Attorney General has determined to be engaged in terrorist activities.

Permits the Attorney General to withhold information in firearms and explosives license denial revocation suits if the Attorney General determines that the disclosure of such information would likely compromise national security.

Authorizes the Attorney General to revoke firearms and explosives licenses and permits held by individuals determined to be engaged in terrorism.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 13, 2011 to Dec 17, 2012; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush	Original	Apr 13, 2011
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel	Original	Apr 13, 2011
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Apr 13, 2011
D-NY	Eliot L. Engel	Original	Apr 13, 2011
D-NY	Gary L. Ackerman	Original	Apr 13, 2011
D-CA	Henry A. Waxman	Original	Apr 13, 2011
D-CA	Judy Chu	Original	Apr 13, 2011
R-NJ	Leonard Lance	Original	Apr 13, 2011
D-PA	Michael F. Doyle	Original	Apr 13, 2011
D-NJ	Rush Holt	Original	Apr 13, 2011
D-FL	Theodore E. Deutch	Original	Apr 13, 2011
D-VA	James P. Moran		Apr 14, 2011
D-CA	Sam Farr		Apr 14, 2011
D-NJ	Steven R. Rothman		Apr 15, 2011
D-NY	Carolyn McCarthy		May 2, 2011
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen		May 2, 2011
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks		May 2, 2011
D-CA	Laura Richardson		May 2, 2011
D-NY	Louise McIntosh Slaughter		May 2, 2011
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler		May 13, 2011
D-IL	Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.		May 13, 2011
D-IL	Mike Quigley		May 13, 2011
D-NY	Nita M. Lowey		May 24, 2011
D-NY	Steve Israel		May 24, 2011
D-MA	James P. McGovern		Jun 1, 2011
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer		Jun 2, 2011
D-NY	Edolphus Towns		Jun 13, 2011
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.		Jun 21, 2011
D-NJ	Albio Sires		Jul 6, 2011
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney		Jul 6, 2011
D-CA	Jackie Speier		Jul 6, 2011
D-MA	Michael E. Capuano		Jul 6, 2011
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay		Jul 14, 2011
D-CA	Michael M. Honda		Jul 15, 2011
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson		Jul 18, 2011
R-IL	Robert J. Dold		Aug 5, 2011
D-RI	David N. Cicilline		Sep 7, 2011
D-CT	James A. Himes		Sep 15, 2011
R-NY	Robert L. Turner		Jun 28, 2012
D-MA	Edward J. Markey		Jul 25, 2012
D-MI	Sander M. Levin		Dec 17, 2012

Committees 1

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 13, 2011
	Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee	Referred Jul 11, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 11, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 13, 2011Introduced in House
Apr 13, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H2456	James P. Moran D-VA	May 9, 2012

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2666.

CRS reports 3

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 3

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R44655	Gun Control: Federal Law and Legislative Action in the 114th Congress Archived	Report	Apr 19, 2017
R42336	Terrorist Watch List Screening and Background Checks for Firearms Archived	Report	May 1, 2013
RL32842	Gun Control Legislation Archived	Report	Nov 14, 2012

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 34	Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2011	Related bill	Jan 25, 2011

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of a firearm or the issuance of firearms or explosives licenses to a known or suspected dangerous terrorist.
Short Titles as Introduced: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2011

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 13, 2011Introduced in House

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