Congress 117 - HR 1691 - Second Amendment Protection Act

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Second Amendment Protection Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to issue guidance to identify licensed firearms manufacturers and licensed firearms dealers as essential businesses for purposes of any state or local order relating to a national emergency or a major disaster.

The bill also makes various changes to federal firearms laws, including

to remove certain restrictions on interstate firearms transactions,
to establish a statutory framework to regulate the carry or possession of concealed firearms across state lines, and
to establish a tax credit for individuals for certain firearm safety expenditures (e.g., amounts paid to attend a firearm safety course).

Actions

May 18, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 10, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Mar 9, 2021

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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.
Mar 9, 2021

Introduced in House

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