HR 4748 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016

Introduced Mar 15, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Jackie Speier D-CA

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Latest action · Apr 1, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 15, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016

This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the importation or assembly of certain semiautomatic firearms (or specified parts of such firearms).

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives must publish a list of firearms banned from importation by the bill.

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2016 to Jun 22, 2016; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2016
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2016
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2016
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterJun 22, 2016

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 15, 2016
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Apr 1, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 1, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  2. Mar 15, 2016Introduced in House
  3. Mar 15, 2016Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H1349Jackie Speier D-CAMar 15, 2016

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: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. ____________________

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 41, March 15, 2016, page H1389.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To ban the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 15, 2016Introduced in House

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