HR 615 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Collectible Firearms Protection Act

Introduced Feb 10, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY

Latest action · Feb 10, 2011 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

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.

IntroducedFeb 10, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Collectible Firearms Protection Act - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to allow the importation of certain firearms listed as curios or relics into the United States by a licensed importer without the requirement of an authorization from or payment to the Department of State or the Department of Defense (DOD) upon certification to the Attorney General that such firearms are lawfully possessed under the laws of the exporting country.

Cosponsors 142

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2011 to Sep 21, 2012; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MT	Denny Rehberg	Original	Feb 10, 2011
R-FL	Jeff Miller	Original	Feb 10, 2011
D-IN	Joe Donnelly	Original	Feb 10, 2011
R-TX	John R. Carter	Original	Feb 10, 2011
D-AR	Mike Ross	Original	Feb 10, 2011
R-GA	Paul C. Broun	Original	Feb 10, 2011
R-UT	Rob Bishop	Original	Feb 10, 2011
R-IA	Steve King	Original	Feb 10, 2011
D-OK	Dan Boren		Feb 15, 2011
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter		Mar 1, 2011
R-MD	Andy Harris		Mar 16, 2011
R-TX	Francisco "Quico" Canseco		Mar 16, 2011
R-AL	Mike Rogers		Mar 29, 2011
R-LA	Steve Scalise		Mar 29, 2011
R-NV	Dean Heller		Mar 30, 2011
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross		Mar 30, 2011
D-NC	Larry Kissell		Mar 30, 2011
R-NE	Lee Terry		Mar 30, 2011
D-PA	Mark S. Critz		Mar 30, 2011
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II		Mar 30, 2011
R-GA	Phil Gingrey		Mar 30, 2011
D-NC	Heath Shuler		Mar 31, 2011
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas		Apr 1, 2011
R-CA	Gary G. Miller		Apr 1, 2011
D-OH	Tim Ryan		Apr 1, 2011
R-TX	Bill Flores		Apr 5, 2011
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer		Apr 5, 2011
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		Apr 5, 2011
R-IN	Dan Burton		Apr 5, 2011
R-AK	Don Young		Apr 5, 2011
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz		Apr 5, 2011
R-MN	John Kline		Apr 5, 2011
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Apr 5, 2011
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland		Apr 5, 2011
R-TX	Mac Thornberry		Apr 5, 2011
R-NY	Michael G. Grimm		Apr 5, 2011
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson		Apr 5, 2011
R-AL	Mo Brooks		Apr 5, 2011
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		Apr 5, 2011
R-TX	Sam Johnson		Apr 5, 2011
D-NY	William L. Owens		Apr 5, 2011
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher		Apr 6, 2011
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway		Apr 6, 2011
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Apr 6, 2011
R-LA	Rodney Alexander		Apr 6, 2011
R-IL	Adam Kinzinger		Apr 8, 2011
D-KY	Ben Chandler		Apr 8, 2011
R-OK	John Sullivan		Apr 8, 2011
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins		Apr 8, 2011
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul		Apr 8, 2011
R-PA	Mike Kelly		Apr 8, 2011
R-MO	Sam Graves		Apr 8, 2011
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Apr 8, 2011
R-MI	Bill Huizenga		Apr 13, 2011
R-MO	Billy Long		Apr 13, 2011
R-LA	Jeffrey M. Landry		Apr 13, 2011
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Apr 13, 2011
D-GA	John Barrow		Apr 13, 2011
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.		Apr 13, 2011
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.		Apr 13, 2011
D-MN	Timothy J. Walz		Apr 13, 2011
R-MO	W. Todd Akin		Apr 13, 2011
R-CA	Wally Herger		Apr 13, 2011
R-TX	Blake Farenthold		Apr 14, 2011
R-SC	Jeff Duncan		Apr 14, 2011
R-CA	Jerry Lewis		Apr 14, 2011
R-PA	Lou Barletta		Apr 14, 2011
D-PA	Tim Holden		Apr 14, 2011
R-CA	Brian P. Bilbray		Apr 15, 2011
D-NM	Martin Heinrich		Apr 15, 2011
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		Apr 15, 2011
R-OK	James Lankford		May 3, 2011
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn		May 3, 2011
R-NY	Richard L. Hanna		May 3, 2011
R-FL	Sandy Adams		May 3, 2011
R-GA	Tom Graves		May 3, 2011
R-GA	Austin Scott		May 4, 2011
R-MI	Dan Benishek		May 4, 2011
R-VA	E. Scott Rigell		May 4, 2011
R-KY	Geoff Davis		May 4, 2011
R-CA	Darrell Issa		May 12, 2011
R-NC	Howard Coble		May 12, 2011
R-CA	Ken Calvert		May 12, 2011
R-OH	Robert E. Latta		May 13, 2011
R-NC	Virginia Foxx		May 13, 2011
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.		May 23, 2011
R-CA	Devin Nunes		May 23, 2011
R-NJ	Jon Runyan		May 23, 2011
R-OH	Steve Stivers		May 23, 2011
D-PA	Jason Altmire		May 31, 2011
R-VA	Robert Hurt		May 31, 2011
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton		May 31, 2011
R-OH	Steve Austria		May 31, 2011
R-MI	Tim Walberg		May 31, 2011
R-NY	Ann Marie Buerkle		Jun 16, 2011
R-CO	Mike Coffman		Jun 16, 2011
R-OH	Jean Schmidt		Jun 21, 2011
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer		Jun 21, 2011
R-KY	Brett Guthrie		Jun 24, 2011
R-MS	Alan Nunnelee		Jul 7, 2011
R-FL	Connie Mack		Jul 7, 2011
R-OH	Bill Johnson		Jul 12, 2011
R-PA	Glenn Thompson		Jul 12, 2011
R-AL	Jo Bonner		Jul 12, 2011
R-IL	Randy Hultgren		Jul 12, 2011
R-AZ	Trent Franks		Jul 12, 2011
R-CA	Duncan Hunter		Jul 14, 2011
D-TX	Gene Green		Jul 14, 2011
R-MI	Fred Upton		Jul 20, 2011
R-GA	Rob Woodall		Jul 20, 2011
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Jul 22, 2011
R-WI	Paul D. Ryan		Jul 22, 2011
R-MS	Gregg Harper		Jul 26, 2011
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo		Jul 26, 2011
R-AR	Tim Griffin		Jul 26, 2011
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers		Aug 1, 2011
R-CA	Jeff Denham		Aug 1, 2011
R-CA	Edward R. Royce		Sep 7, 2011
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler		Sep 7, 2011
R-NC	Renee L. Ellmers		Sep 8, 2011
R-KS	Tim Huelskamp		Sep 20, 2011
R-IL	Robert T. Schilling		Sep 21, 2011
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar		Sep 22, 2011
R-NY	Christopher P. Gibson		Oct 4, 2011
R-OR	Greg Walden		Oct 13, 2011
R-IL	John Shimkus		Oct 13, 2011
R-KS	Mike Pompeo		Oct 13, 2011
R-IL	Joe Walsh		Nov 3, 2011
R-NY	Nan A. S. Hayworth		Nov 17, 2011
R-NM	Stevan Pearce		Dec 8, 2011
R-OH	Bob Gibbs		Feb 6, 2012
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		Feb 6, 2012
R-IN	Todd Young		Feb 6, 2012
R-FL	Bill Posey		Feb 9, 2012
R-AZ	David Schweikert		Feb 15, 2012
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling		Feb 15, 2012
R-PA	Tim Murphy		Feb 15, 2012
R-FL	Richard B. Nugent		Apr 25, 2012
R-IN	Todd Rokita		May 15, 2012
R-AR	Steve Womack		Jul 10, 2012
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts		Sep 11, 2012
R-KS	Kevin Yoder		Sep 21, 2012

Committees 2

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Foreign Affairs Committee	Referred Feb 10, 2011
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Feb 10, 2011

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 10, 2011Introduced in House
Feb 10, 2011Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

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: Clause 2 of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H682.

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 381	Collectible Firearms Protection Act	Related bill	Feb 17, 2011

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the United States by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Collectible Firearms Protection Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 10, 2011Introduced in House

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