PA Bill Number: SB945
Title: Consolidating the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code; and making repeals.
Description: Consolidating the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code; and making repeals. ...
Last Action: Third consideration and final passage (199-0)
Last Action Date: Apr 17, 2024
Proposed Federal Senate Legislation SB1338
This bill would allow private firearms ownership information to be subpoenaed using the National Trace Center of the ATF. This is a major issue in which simple civil legal process would provide gun ownership information to whomever legally requests it.
Legislation Overview
Title: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Subject: Law
Description: A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 22, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1338/all-info
Companion Bill: HB2814
Sponsors
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25 sponsors: Richard Blumenthal (D); Christopher Murphy (D); Richard Durbin (D); Tammy Duckworth (D); Elizabeth Warren (D); Jack Reed (D); Bernard Sanders (I); Dianne Feinstein (D); Robert Menendez (D); Edward Markey (D); Thomas Carper (D); Cory Booker (D); Benjamin Cardin (D); Chris Van Hollen (D); Amy Klobuchar (D); Jeff Merkley (D); Alex Padilla (D); Sheldon Whitehouse (D); Kirsten Gillibrand (D); Tammy Baldwin (D); Tim Kaine (D); Robert Casey (D); Ron Wyden (D); Mazie Hirono (D); Christopher Coons (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 22 2021 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 26 2021 | 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: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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