A bill to prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.
Latest action · Mar 14, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 14, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits the use of federal funds to require a person licensed to deal in firearms to report information to the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2011 to Nov 29, 2011; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Mar 14, 2011 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Mar 14, 2011 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Mar 14, 2011 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Mar 14, 2011 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Mar 14, 2011 |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Original | Mar 14, 2011 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Mar 14, 2011 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Mar 14, 2011 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Mar 14, 2011 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Mar 15, 2011 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Mar 15, 2011 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Mar 16, 2011 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Mar 16, 2011 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Mar 16, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Mar 30, 2011 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Apr 4, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Apr 12, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | May 3, 2011 | |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | May 19, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | May 26, 2011 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Jun 6, 2011 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Jul 11, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Nov 29, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 14, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Mar 14, 2011Read twice and referred to the 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3814 | To prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns. | Related bill | Feb 16, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2011Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
