Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2012
Latest action · Aug 14, 2012 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.
- IntroducedJul 31, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to require the licensing of ammunition dealers.
Prohibits any person except a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from: (1) selling ammunition, with an exception for a sale of ammunition to a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer; or (2) engaging in the business of importing or manufacturing ammunition, or in the course of such business, from shipping, transporting, or receiving ammunition. Prohibits a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from: (1) transferring ammunition to a person without verifying the person's identity by examining a valid identification document containing a photograph of such person; or (2) selling or delivering any ammunition (currently, any armor-piercing ammunition) to any person unless the licensee notes in his records the person's name, age, and place of residence, if the person is an individual, or the person's identity and principal and local places of business, if the person is a business entity.
Applies prohibitions applicable to the shipping or transport of firearms, and record-keeping requirements applicable to the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale, or other disposition of firearms, to ammunition.
Requires each licensee to: (1) prepare a report of multiple sales or other dispositions whenever the licensee sells or otherwise disposes of more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition to an unlicensed person at one time or during any five consecutive business days; and (2) forward such report to the specified office and to the department of state police, the state law enforcement agency, or the local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the sale took place by the close of business on the day the multiple sale occurs.
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2012 to Dec 20, 2012; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Jul 31, 2012 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Dec 5, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Dec 17, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Dec 20, 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 Jul 31, 2012 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Aug 14, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 14, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jul 31, 2012Introduced in House
- Jul 31, 2012Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5525.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-41 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 946, TO AMEND THE MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1972 TO REDUCE PREDATION ON ENDANGERED COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. "ENDANGERED SALMON PREDATION PREVENTION ACT.''50 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 14, 2011 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 3458 | Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2012 | Identical bill | Jul 30, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2012Introduced in House
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