PA Bill Number: HB1604
Title: In employees, providing for mandatory firearms training for certain officers.
Description: In employees, providing for mandatory firearms training for certain officers. ...
Last Action: Laid on the table
Last Action Date: Oct 27, 2025
Proposed Federal House Legislation HB2959
This legislation would not only ban firearms erroneously labeled as 'Assault Weapons' AND magazines 'but' would also call for the CONFISCATION of those firearms and magazines.
Legislation Overview
Title: Freedom from Assault Weapons Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Criminal justice information and records: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement administration and funding: Licensing and registrations: Retail and wholesale trades: Trade restrictions
Description: To remove assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices from circulation, and for other purposes.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: June 26, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2959/all-info
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Eric Swalwell (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Donald Payne (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 26 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | May 23 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | May 23 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 7 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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