Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act
Latest action · Feb 15, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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 15, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a licensed gun dealer, importer, or manufacturer to sell or ship a firearm to the spouse of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty. (Current law already allows a licensed dealer, importer, or manufacturer to sell a firearm to a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty.)
The bill also specifies that, for purposes of federal firearms laws, a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty, or his or her spouse, is a resident of the state in which: (1) the member or spouse maintains legal residence, (2) the permanent duty station of the member is located, and (3) the member maintains a home from which he or she commutes to the permanent duty station.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2017 to Aug 2, 2017; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Feb 15, 2017 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Feb 15, 2017 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Feb 15, 2017 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Feb 15, 2017 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Feb 15, 2017 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Feb 15, 2017 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Feb 17, 2017 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Mar 7, 2017 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Mar 23, 2017 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | May 11, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Aug 2, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Feb 15, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 15, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 256 | Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act | Identical bill | Apr 25, 2018 |
| S 1992 | Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act | Reintroduction of | Aug 5, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces and the spouse of that member shall have the same rights regarding the receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station of the member.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
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