HR 256 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act

Introduced 2017-01-04· Sponsored by Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Hunter asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 256, a bill originally introduced by former Representative Farenthold, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.(2018-04-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (17)

17 Republicans