Search Results for keywords:"firearm regulation"

Search Results: keywords:"firearm regulation"

H. R. 373 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the authority of States and localities to regulate conduct, or impose penalties or taxes, in relation to rifles or shotguns.
January 13, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:492
H.R. 373, known as the "Second Amendment Guarantee Act" or "SAGA Act," aims to restrict the power of states and local governments in regulating rifles and shotguns. This bill proposes changes to title 18 of the United States Code to ensure that states cannot impose regulations or taxes on...
Simple Explanation
In this bill, Congress wants to make a rule that states cannot make their own extra rules or taxes about rifles and shotguns that are stricter than the country's rules. If someone sues a state for doing this and wins, they can get their lawyer fees paid.
S. 119 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to discontinue the collection by the Federal Government of firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms businesses, to require the destruction of such already collected records, and for other purposes.
January 16, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:374
S. 119 aims to change the law to stop the federal government from collecting records of gun transactions from closed firearms businesses and requires that any such records already collected be destroyed. This bill instructs the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to stop the government from keeping papers about gun sales from stores that have closed and to throw away papers they already have. It also plans to change some rules to make sure these papers aren't kept in the future.
S. 364 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes.
February 03, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:1,407
S. 364, also known as the “Hearing Protection Act,” aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by removing silencers from the definition of firearms. This change ensures that acquiring or possessing a silencer no longer requires registration under the National Firearms...
Simple Explanation
In this bill, they want to make a change so that things used to make guns quieter, called silencers, are not treated like guns. This means people wouldn't need special permission to have them, and states couldn't make their own rules about them.
H. R. 454 — To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an authority to issue permits to certain members of the Armed Forces who seek to carry concealed firearms while on military installations.
January 15, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:286
H. R. 454 directs the Secretary of Defense to create a system for issuing permits to certain members of the Armed Forces so they can carry concealed firearms on military bases. This process is intended to be established within one year of the Act’s passage. A "covered member"...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 454 wants to let some soldiers carry hidden guns on their bases to help keep everyone safe. They need to make sure these soldiers are okay to have guns, and they have one year to figure out how to do this safely.

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