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Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 401/S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act, will reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for 5 years; H.R. 421/S. 2254, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S. 394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988/S. 933, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1123/S. 517, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, to help combat unlawful trafficking in smart phones; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 1263/S. 264, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, would establish Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers and include a requirement for 24 hour mobile crisis intervention teams to provide communities with better resources to help and respond to incidents involving the mentally ill; H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act, would establish procedures allowing individuals to record any in-person or telephonic interactions with any employee of an executive agency;H.R. 2856/S. 1463, the Captive Primate Safety Act, which would prohibit interstate commerce in primates as pets; H.R. 3530/S. 1738, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 3560, the Universal Racial Profiling Elimination Standards, and Procedures for Effective Constitutional Rights Training (RESPECT) Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate law enforcement contact and impose sweeping new Federal standards to be crafted by a newly created Civil Rights Officer within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 3610/S. 1733, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would establish a national strategy to combat human trafficking; H.R. 4169 (Edwards, D-MD), the Stop Overdose Stat (SOS) Act, would establish an overdose prevention grant program used to train emergency responders on effective responses to those who have overdosed on drugs, as well as support the purchase and distribution of the drug naloxone, the education of prescribers and pharmacists, and implement and enhance programs that provide overdose prevention; H.R. 4975/S. 1322, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 5478, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, would limit the availability of surplus equipment to local and State law enforcement agencies; S. 822, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, which will enhance and protect the rights of crime vicitims; S. 1038, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search absent an eyewitness description and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 1686, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, which would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; and Issues related to online gaming, the Wire Act, money laundering, the National Guard's Counterdrug program..
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Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 401/S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act, will reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for 5 years; H.R. 421/S. 2254, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S. 394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988/S. 933, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1123/S. 517, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, to help combat unlawful trafficking in smart phones; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 1263/S. 264, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, would establish Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers and include a requirement for 24 hour mobile crisis intervention teams to provide communities with better resources to help and respond to incidents involving the mentally ill; H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act, would establish procedures allowing individuals to record any in-person or telephonic interactions with any employee of an executive agency;H.R. 2856/S. 1463, the Captive Primate Safety Act, which would prohibit interstate commerce in primates as pets; H.R. 3530/S. 1738, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 3560, the Universal Racial Profiling Elimination Standards, and Procedures for Effective Constitutional Rights Training (RESPECT) Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate law enforcement contact and impose sweeping new Federal standards to be crafted by a newly created Civil Rights Officer within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 3610/S. 1733, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would establish a national strategy to combat human trafficking; H.R. 4169 (Edwards, D-MD), the Stop Overdose Stat (SOS) Act, would establish an overdose prevention grant program used to train emergency responders on effective responses to those who have overdosed on drugs, as well as support the purchase and distribution of the drug naloxone, the education of prescribers and pharmacists, and implement and enhance programs that provide overdose prevention; H.R. 4975/S. 1322, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 5478, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, would limit the availability of surplus equipment to local and State law enforcement agencies; S. 822, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, which will enhance and protect the rights of crime vicitims; S. 1038, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search absent an eyewitness description and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 1686, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, which would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; and Issues related to online gaming, the Wire Act, money laundering, the National Guard's Counterdrug program..
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
S.2872 Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014S.2363 - Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2105 - Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.2445 - Pause for Safety Act of 2014 S.2373 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.2426 - Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2014 S.2483 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. Leahy Amdt. No. 713; To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.2: Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.34: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.35: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147: Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.170 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.691 High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 S.729 Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act S.730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act S.843 Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.1149 Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. Inhofe Amdt. No. 139 to S.CON.RES.8; To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. H.R.21: NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013 Oppose: Would outlaw private sales that do not undergo a background check. H.R.34: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose a National Permit to Purchase requirement just to purchase a firearm, outlaw private firearms sales, require you lock up your firearm in your own house. H.R.35: Safe Schools Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would strip law-abiding adults aged 18-21 from their Second Amendment rights and force gun owners to lock-up their firearms or potentially face prosecution. H.R.93: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act Oppose: This bill would give the federal government vast new power to cease the inventory of firearms dealers, and require upon revoking a dealers license, all of a dealers inventory be transferred to another dealer or turned into the government. H.R.72: Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would expand BATFE power and authority. H.R.117: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would mandate that each state require every gun owner to register all handguns in their possession. Failure to do so would be met with a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. H.R.133: Citizens Protection Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.137: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act H.R.141: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill not only bans private sales but also requires that gun show promoters file with the Attorney General prior to commencement. The promoter must also collect up to date federal licenses from each FFL and submit those as well. Severe penalties are imposed for poor record keeping. This bill also allocates the ATF 40 investigators to patrol gun shows and look for potential violations. Passage of this bill would ultimately reduce the number of gun shows nationwide as well as increasing entrance fees. H.R.142: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227: Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236: Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013H.R.238: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.332: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339: Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404: Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act Oppose: This bill would increase the penalties for those found guilty of "straw purchases." Meaning, anyone who willingly buys a firearm from a dealer with the express intent of selling it to a person who is barred by law from owning a firearm. How they will determine intent is unsaid, or worse, left to the discretion of the Attorney General. H.R.410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 Support: This bill nullifies any presidential Executive Order that infringes on the Second Amendment or violates the limitations of power under Article 8, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. It also prohibits the President from allocating any Federal funds to implement such violations. This bill would also allow any person who has had their liberties infringed by executive order to bring suit against the Government. H.R.427: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement TRACE Act Oppose: This bill would allow the Attorney General to impose new trace requirements to firearms. It would also increase the amount of time the ATF can legally hold records of gun sales, as well as appropriate more funding for the agency. H.R.431: Gun Transparency and Accountability Gun TRAC Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill allows the ATF to keep records of gun sales for 90 days before "destroying" them. It also allows courts to subpoena ATF TRACE records as admissible evidence for civil and criminal suits. H.R.437: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Oppose: This bill would outlaw hundreds of commonly used semi-automatic rifles and pistols and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds. H.R.449: To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538: PLEA Act Oppose: This bill outlaws Five-seveN Pistol and accompanying ammunition, manufactured by FN Herstal of Belgium. It also arbitrarily bans "any other handgun" that uses certain types of loosely defined ammunition. H.R.575: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act Support: This bill would put an end to the practice of stripping veterans diagnosed with PTSD of their Second Amendment rights. H.R.578: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 Neutral: This bill deals with the recognition of firearms permits. H.R.619: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose yet another misdemeanor life long gun ban on certain individuals. H.R.661: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act Oppose: This bill expands the authority of the BATFE to conduce on site dealer inspections and eliminates the requirement that NICS background check records be destroyed. H.R.720: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722: Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793: Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 Oppose: Taxes concealable firearms and imposes a government gun buy back program designed to encourage confiscation. H.R. 848 Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 Oppose: Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make two-year grants to states and local governments for subgrants to gun dealers, or to gun dealers directly, to conduct gun buyback programs under which gun dealers shall be issued smart prepaid cards to purchase specified guns from individuals wishing to dispose of them. H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1143 : Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013 H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 Oppose: Would ban the sale of firearms to purchasers that do not have a particular "qualified liability insurance policy." H.R.1474 : Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act Oppose: Seeks to ban the production of certain personally manufactured firearms. H.R.1565 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728 : Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.1764 : Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1825 : Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914 : Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2005 : Personalized Handgun Safety Act H.R.2046 : Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 Support: This bill would allow citizens to lawfully carry firearms for self defense in COE areas. H.R.2247 : Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws. H.R.2464 : To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of "consumer product" in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. H.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199 : Safe Military Bases Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. Support: Calling for the resignation of anti-gun Attorney General Eric HolderH.RES.258 : Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 Oppose H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years. Oppose H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. S.1660: SPORT Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 S.1486:PostalReformAct of 2013 H.R.3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act S.1908: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 S.1996: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 H.RES.468:Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects theSecondAmendmentand keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. S.2105: Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.AMDT.717toS.649To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. H.AMDT.704 to H.R.4660, H.AMDT.727 to H.R.4660, H.AMDT.769 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.729 to H.R.4660 H.R.4380: Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4783 : Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.4784: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014 H.R.4806: Pause for Safety Act of 2014 H.R.4946: Crime Gun Tracing Act H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4547 : To modify the definition of "antique firearm H.R.4707: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R.5606: Homemade Firearms Accountability Act of 2014 H.R.5555: FIREARM Act S.2872: Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.5522: ATF Elimination Act H.R.5093: Children's Firearm Marketing Safety Act S.2676: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2014 H.Amdt.1098 Amends Bill: H.R.5016 H.Amdt.1084 Amends Bill: H.R.5016 S.1290: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2013
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 401/S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act, will reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for 5 years; H.R. 421/S. 2254, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S. 394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988/S. 933, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1123/S. 517, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, to help combat unlawful trafficking in smart phones; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 1263/S. 264, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, would establish Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers and include a requirement for 24 hour mobile crisis intervention teams to provide communities with better resources to help and respond to incidents involving the mentally ill; H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act, would establish procedures allowing individuals to record any in-person or telephonic interactions with any employee of an executive agency;H.R. 2856/S. 1463, the Captive Primate Safety Act, which would prohibit interstate commerce in primates as pets; H.R. 3530/S. 1738, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 3560, the Universal Racial Profiling Elimination Standards, and Procedures for Effective Constitutional Rights Training (RESPECT) Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate law enforcement contact and impose sweeping new Federal standards to be crafted by a newly created Civil Rights Officer within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 3610/S. 1733, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would establish a national strategy to combat human trafficking; H.R. 4169 (Edwards, D-MD), the Stop Overdose Stat (SOS) Act, would establish an overdose prevention grant program used to train emergency responders on effective responses to those who have overdosed on drugs, as well as support the purchase and distribution of the drug naloxone, the education of prescribers and pharmacists, and implement and enhance programs that provide overdose prevention; H.R. 4975/S. 1322, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 5478, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, would limit the availability of surplus equipment to local and State law enforcement agencies; S. 822, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, which will enhance and protect the rights of crime vicitims; S. 1038, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search absent an eyewitness description and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 1686, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, which would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; and Issues related to online gaming, the Wire Act, money laundering, the National Guard's Counterdrug program..
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.S.2363 - Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2105 - Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.2445 - Pause for Safety Act of 2014 S.2373 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.2426 - Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2014 S.2483 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. Leahy Amdt. No. 713; To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.2: Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.34: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.35: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147: Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.170 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.691 High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 S.729 Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act S.730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act S.843 Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.1149 Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. Inhofe Amdt. No. 139 to S.CON.RES.8; To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. H.R.21: NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013 Oppose: Would outlaw private sales that do not undergo a background check. H.R.34: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose a National Permit to Purchase requirement just to purchase a firearm, outlaw private firearms sales, require you lock up your firearm in your own house. H.R.35: Safe Schools Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would strip law-abiding adults aged 18-21 from their Second Amendment rights and force gun owners to lock-up their firearms or potentially face prosecution. H.R.93: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act Oppose: This bill would give the federal government vast new power to cease the inventory of firearms dealers, and require upon revoking a dealers license, all of a dealers inventory be transferred to another dealer or turned into the government. H.R.72: Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would expand BATFE power and authority. H.R.117: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would mandate that each state require every gun owner to register all handguns in their possession. Failure to do so would be met with a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. H.R.133: Citizens Protection Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.137: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act H.R.141: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill not only bans private sales but also requires that gun show promoters file with the Attorney General prior to commencement. The promoter must also collect up to date federal licenses from each FFL and submit those as well. Severe penalties are imposed for poor record keeping. This bill also allocates the ATF 40 investigators to patrol gun shows and look for potential violations. Passage of this bill would ultimately reduce the number of gun shows nationwide as well as increasing entrance fees. H.R.142: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227: Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236: Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013H.R.238: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.332: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339: Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404: Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act Oppose: This bill would increase the penalties for those found guilty of "straw purchases." Meaning, anyone who willingly buys a firearm from a dealer with the express intent of selling it to a person who is barred by law from owning a firearm. How they will determine intent is unsaid, or worse, left to the discretion of the Attorney General. H.R.410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 Support: This bill nullifies any presidential Executive Order that infringes on the Second Amendment or violates the limitations of power under Article 8, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. It also prohibits the President from allocating any Federal funds to implement such violations. This bill would also allow any person who has had their liberties infringed by executive order to bring suit against the Government. H.R.427: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement TRACE Act Oppose: This bill would allow the Attorney General to impose new trace requirements to firearms. It would also increase the amount of time the ATF can legally hold records of gun sales, as well as appropriate more funding for the agency. H.R.431: Gun Transparency and Accountability Gun TRAC Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill allows the ATF to keep records of gun sales for 90 days before "destroying" them. It also allows courts to subpoena ATF TRACE records as admissible evidence for civil and criminal suits. H.R.437: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Oppose: This bill would outlaw hundreds of commonly used semi-automatic rifles and pistols and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds. H.R.449: To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538: PLEA Act Oppose: This bill outlaws Five-seveN Pistol and accompanying ammunition, manufactured by FN Herstal of Belgium. It also arbitrarily bans "any other handgun" that uses certain types of loosely defined ammunition. H.R.575: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act Support: This bill would put an end to the practice of stripping veterans diagnosed with PTSD of their Second Amendment rights. H.R.578: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 Neutral: This bill deals with the recognition of firearms permits. H.R.619: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose yet another misdemeanor life long gun ban on certain individuals. H.R.661: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act Oppose: This bill expands the authority of the BATFE to conduce on site dealer inspections and eliminates the requirement that NICS background check records be destroyed. H.R.720: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722: Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793: Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 Oppose: Taxes concealable firearms and imposes a government gun buy back program designed to encourage confiscation. H.R. 848 Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 Oppose: Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make two-year grants to states and local governments for subgrants to gun dealers, or to gun dealers directly, to conduct gun buyback programs under which gun dealers shall be issued smart prepaid cards to purchase specified guns from individuals wishing to dispose of them. H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1143 : Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013 H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 Oppose: Would ban the sale of firearms to purchasers that do not have a particular "qualified liability insurance policy." H.R.1474 : Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act Oppose: Seeks to ban the production of certain personally manufactured firearms. H.R.1565 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728 : Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.1764 : Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1825 : Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914 : Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2005 : Personalized Handgun Safety Act H.R.2046 : Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 Support: This bill would allow citizens to lawfully carry firearms for self defense in COE areas. H.R.2247 : Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws. H.R.2464 : To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of "consumer product" in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. H.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199 : Safe Military Bases Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. Support: Calling for the resignation of anti-gun Attorney General Eric HolderH.RES.258 : Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 Oppose H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years. Oppose H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. S.1660: SPORT Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 S.1486:PostalReformAct of 2013 H.R.3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act S.1908: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 S.1996: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 H.RES.468:Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects theSecondAmendmentand keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. S.2105: Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.AMDT.717toS.649To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. H.AMDT.704 to H.R.4660, H.AMDT.727 to H.R.4660, H.AMDT.769 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.729 to H.R.4660 H.R.4380: Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4783 : Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.4784: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014 H.R.4806: Pause for Safety Act of 2014 H.R.4946: Crime Gun Tracing Act H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4547 : To modify the definition of "antique firearm H.R.4707: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
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2014 · first_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. Leahy Amdt. No. 713; To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.2: Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.34: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.35: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147: Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.170 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.691 High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 S.729 Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act S.730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act S.843 Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.1149 Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. Inhofe Amdt. No. 139 to S.CON.RES.8; To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. H.R.21: NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013 Oppose: Would outlaw private sales that do not undergo a background check. H.R.34: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose a National Permit to Purchase requirement just to purchase a firearm, outlaw private firearms sales, require you lock up your firearm in your own house. H.R.35: Safe Schools Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would strip law-abiding adults aged 18-21 from their Second Amendment rights and force gun owners to lock-up their firearms or potentially face prosecution. H.R.93: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act Oppose: This bill would give the federal government vast new power to cease the inventory of firearms dealers, and require upon revoking a dealers license, all of a dealers inventory be transferred to another dealer or turned into the government. H.R.72: Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would expand BATFE power and authority. H.R.117: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would mandate that each state require every gun owner to register all handguns in their possession. Failure to do so would be met with a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. H.R.133: Citizens Protection Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.137: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act H.R.141: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill not only bans private sales but also requires that gun show promoters file with the Attorney General prior to commencement. The promoter must also collect up to date federal licenses from each FFL and submit those as well. Severe penalties are imposed for poor record keeping. This bill also allocates the ATF 40 investigators to patrol gun shows and look for potential violations. Passage of this bill would ultimately reduce the number of gun shows nationwide as well as increasing entrance fees. H.R.142: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227: Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236: Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.332: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339: Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404: Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act Oppose: This bill would increase the penalties for those found guilty of "straw purchases." Meaning, anyone who willingly buys a firearm from a dealer with the express intent of selling it to a person who is barred by law from owning a firearm. How they will determine intent is unsaid, or worse, left to the discretion of the Attorney General.H.R.410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 Support: This bill nullifies any presidential Executive Order that infringes on the Second Amendment or violates the limitations of power under Article 8, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. It also prohibits the President from allocating any Federal funds to implement such violations. This bill would also allow any person who has had their liberties infringed by executive order to bring suit against the Government. H.R.427: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement TRACE Act Oppose: This bill would allow the Attorney General to impose new trace requirements to firearms. It would also increase the amount of time the ATF can legally hold records of gun sales, as well as appropriate more funding for the agency. H.R.431: Gun Transparency and Accountability Gun TRAC Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill allows the ATF to keep records of gun sales for 90 days before "destroying" them. It also allows courts to subpoena ATF TRACE records as admissible evidence for civil and criminal suits. H.R.437: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Oppose: This bill would outlaw hundreds of commonly used semi-automatic rifles and pistols and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds. H.R.449: To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538: PLEA Act Oppose: This bill outlaws Five-seveN Pistol and accompanying ammunition, manufactured by FN Herstal of Belgium. It also arbitrarily bans "any other handgun" that uses certain types of loosely defined ammunition. H.R.575: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act Support: This bill would put an end to the practice of stripping veterans diagnosed with PTSD of their Second Amendment rights. H.R.578: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 Neutral: This bill deals with the recognition of firearms permits. H.R.619: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose yet another misdemeanor life long gun ban on certain individuals. H.R.661: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act Oppose: This bill expands the authority of the BATFE to conduce on site dealer inspections and eliminates the requirement that NICS background check records be destroyed. H.R.720: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722: Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793: Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 Oppose: Taxes concealable firearms and imposes a government gun buy back program designed to encourage confiscation. H.R. 848 Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 Oppose: Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make two-year grants to states and local governments for subgrants to gun dealers, or to gun dealers directly, to conduct gun buyback programs under which gun dealers shall be issued smart prepaid cards to purchase specified guns from individuals wishing to dispose of them. H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1143 : Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013 H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 Oppose: Would ban the sale of firearms to purchasers that do not have a particular "qualified liability insurance policy." H.R.1474 : Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act Oppose: Seeks to ban the production of certain personally manufactured firearms. H.R.1565 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728 : Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.1764 : Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1825 : Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914 : Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2005 : Personalized Handgun Safety Act H.R.2046 : Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 Support: This bill would allow citizens to lawfully carry firearms for self defense in COE areas. H.R.2247 : Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws. H.R.2464 : To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of "consumer product" in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. H.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199 : Safe Military Bases Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. Support: Calling for the resignation of anti-gun Attorney General Eric Holder H.RES.40: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Neutral: Expresses congressional support for the Second Amendment rights of Military personnel stationed in Washington DC. H.RES.55: Honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, urging the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws, and calling on the United States Government to address the crisis of racial profiling. Oppose: Urges the repeal of state Stand Your Ground laws.H.RES.258 : Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 Oppose H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years. Oppose H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. S.1660: SPORT Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 S.1486:PostalReformAct of 2013 H.R.3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act S.1908: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 S.1996: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 H.RES.468:Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects theSecondAmendmentand keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. S.2105: Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.AMDT.717toS.649To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. H.R.4380: Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act
2014 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 401/S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act, will reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for 5 years; H.R. 421, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S. 394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988/S. 933, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1123/S. 517, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, to help combat unlawful trafficking in smart phones; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 1263/S. 264, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, would establish Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers and include a requirement for 24 hour mobile crisis intervention teams to provide communities with better resources to help and respond to incidents involving the mentally ill; H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act, would establish procedures allowing individuals to record any in-person or telephonic interactions with any employee of an executive agency;H.R. 3530, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 3560, the Universal Racial Profiling Elimination Standards, and Procedures for Effective Constitutional Rights Training (RESPECT) Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate law enforcement contact and impose sweeping new Federal standards to be crafted by a newly created Civil Rights Officer within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 4169 (Edwards, D-MD), the Stop Overdose Stat (SOS) Act, would establish an overdose prevention grant program used to train emergency responders on effective responses to those who have overdosed on drugs, as well as support the purchase and distribution of the drug naloxone, the education of prescribers and pharmacists, and implement and enhance programs that provide overdose prevention; S. 822, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, which will enhance and protect the rights of crime vicitims; S. 1038, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search absent an eyewitness description and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 1322, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 1686, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, which would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; S. 1733, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would establish a national strategy to combat human trafficking; S. 1738, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; and Issues related to online gaming, the Wire Act, and money laundering.
2013 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 401/S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act, will reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for 5 years; H.R. 421, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S.394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988/S. 933, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 1263/S. 264, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, would establish Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers and include a requirement for 24 hour mobile crisis intervention teams to provide communities with better resources to help and respond to incidents involving the mentally ill; H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act, would establish procedures allowing individuals to record any in-person or telephonic interactions with any employee of an executive agency; S. 822, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, which will enhance and protect the rights of crime vicitims; S. 1038, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search absent an eyewitness description and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 1322 (Klobuchar, D-MN), the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution;S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 1686, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, which would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; and Issues related to online gaming, the Wire Act, and money laundering.
2013 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. Leahy Amdt. No. 713; To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.2: Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.34: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.35: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147: Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.170 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.691 High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 S.729 Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act S.730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act S.843 Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.1149 Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. Inhofe Amdt. No. 139 to S.CON.RES.8; To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.H.R.21: NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013 Oppose: Would outlaw private sales that do not undergo a background check. H.R.34: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose a National Permit to Purchase requirement just to purchase a firearm, outlaw private firearms sales, require you lock up your firearm in your own house. H.R.35: Safe Schools Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would strip law-abiding adults aged 18-21 from their Second Amendment rights and force gun owners to lock-up their firearms or potentially face prosecution. H.R.93: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act Oppose: This bill would give the federal government vast new power to cease the inventory of firearms dealers, and require upon revoking a dealers license, all of a dealers inventory be transferred to another dealer or turned into the government. H.R.72: Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would expand BATFE power and authority. H.R.117: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would mandate that each state require every gun owner to register all handguns in their possession. Failure to do so would be met with a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. H.R.133: Citizens Protection Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.137: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act H.R.141: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill not only bans private sales but also requires that gun show promoters file with the Attorney General prior to commencement. The promoter must also collect up to date federal licenses from each FFL and submit those as well. Severe penalties are imposed for poor record keeping. This bill also allocates the ATF 40 investigators to patrol gun shows and look for potential violations. Passage of this bill would ultimately reduce the number of gun shows nationwide as well as increasing entrance fees. H.R.142: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227: Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236: Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.332: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339: Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404: Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act Oppose: This bill would increase the penalties for those found guilty of "straw purchases." Meaning, anyone who willingly buys a firearm from a dealer with the express intent of selling it to a person who is barred by law from owning a firearm. How they will determine intent is unsaid, or worse, left to the discretion of the Attorney General. H.R.410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 Support: This bill nullifies any presidential Executive Order that infringes on the Second Amendment or violates the limitations of power under Article 8, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. It also prohibits the President from allocating any Federal funds to implement such violations. This bill would also allow any person who has had their liberties infringed by executive order to bring suit against the Government. H.R.427: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement TRACE Act Oppose: This bill would allow the Attorney General to impose new trace requirements to firearms. It would also increase the amount of time the ATF can legally hold records of gun sales, as well as appropriate more funding for the agency. H.R.431: Gun Transparency and Accountability Gun TRAC Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill allows the ATF to keep records of gun sales for 90 days before "destroying" them. It also allows courts to subpoena ATF TRACE records as admissible evidence for civil and criminal suits.H.R.437: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Oppose: This bill would outlaw hundreds of commonly used semi-automatic rifles and pistols and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds. H.R.449: To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538: PLEA Act Oppose: This bill outlaws Five-seveN Pistol and accompanying ammunition, manufactured by FN Herstal of Belgium. It also arbitrarily bans "any other handgun" that uses certain types of loosely defined ammunition. H.R.575: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act Support: This bill would put an end to the practice of stripping veterans diagnosed with PTSD of their Second Amendment rights. H.R.578: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 Neutral: This bill deals with the recognition of firearms permits. H.R.619: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose yet another misdemeanor life long gun ban on certain individuals. H.R.661: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act Oppose: This bill expands the authority of the BATFE to conduce on site dealer inspections and eliminates the requirement that NICS background check records be destroyed. H.R.720: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722: Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793: Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 Oppose: Taxes concealable firearms and imposes a government gun buy back program designed to encourage confiscation. H.R. 848 Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 Oppose: Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make two-year grants to states and local governments for subgrants to gun dealers, or to gun dealers directly, to conduct gun buyback programs under which gun dealers shall be issued smart prepaid cards to purchase specified guns from individuals wishing to dispose of them. H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1143 : Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013 H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 Oppose: Would ban the sale of firearms to purchasers that do not have a particular "qualified liability insurance policy." H.R.1474 : Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act Oppose: Seeks to ban the production of certain personally manufactured firearms. H.R.1565 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728 : Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.1764 : Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1825 : Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914 : Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2005 : Personalized Handgun Safety Act H.R.2046 : Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 Support: This bill would allow citizens to lawfully carry firearms for self defense in COE areas. H.R.2247 : Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws.H.R.2464 : To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of "consumer product" in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. H.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199 : Safe Military Bases Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. Support: Calling for the resignation of anti-gun Attorney General Eric Holder H.RES.40: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Neutral: Expresses congressional support for the Second Amendment rights of Military personnel stationed in Washington DC. H.RES.55: Honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, urging the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws, and calling on the United States Government to address the crisis of racial profiling. Oppose: Urges the repeal of state Stand Your Ground laws. H.RES.258 : Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 Oppose H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years. Oppose H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. S.1660: SPORT Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013
2013 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. Leahy Amdt. No. 713; To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.2: Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.34: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.35: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147: Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.170 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.691 High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 S.729 Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act S.730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act S.843 Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.1149 Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1505:Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. Inhofe Amdt. No. 139 to S.CON.RES.8; To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.H.R.21: NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013 Oppose: Would outlaw private sales that do not undergo a background check. H.R.34: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose a National Permit to Purchase requirement just to purchase a firearm, outlaw private firearms sales, require you lock up your firearm in your own house. H.R.35: Safe Schools Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would strip law-abiding adults aged 18-21 from their Second Amendment rights and force gun owners to lock-up their firearms or potentially face prosecution. H.R.93: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act Oppose: This bill would give the federal government vast new power to cease the inventory of firearms dealers, and require upon revoking a dealers license, all of a dealers inventory be transferred to another dealer or turned into the government. H.R.72: Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would expand BATFE power and authority. H.R.117: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would mandate that each state require every gun owner to register all handguns in their possession. Failure to do so would be met with a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. H.R.133: Citizens Protection Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.137: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act H.R.141: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill not only bans private sales but also requires that gun show promoters file with the Attorney General prior to commencement. The promoter must also collect up to date federal licenses from each FFL and submit those as well. Severe penalties are imposed for poor record keeping. This bill also allocates the ATF 40 investigators to patrol gun shows and look for potential violations. Passage of this bill would ultimately reduce the number of gun shows nationwide as well as increasing entrance fees. H.R.142: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227: Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236: Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.332: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339: Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404: Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act Oppose: This bill would increase the penalties for those found guilty of "straw purchases." Meaning, anyone who willingly buys a firearm from a dealer with the express intent of selling it to a person who is barred by law from owning a firearm. How they will determine intent is unsaid, or worse, left to the discretion of the Attorney General. H.R.410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 Support: This bill nullifies any presidential Executive Order that infringes on the Second Amendment or violates the limitations of power under Article 8, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. It also prohibits the President from allocating any Federal funds to implement such violations. This bill would also allow any person who has had their liberties infringed by executive order to bring suit against the Government. H.R.427: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement TRACE Act Oppose: This bill would allow the Attorney General to impose new trace requirements to firearms. It would also increase the amount of time the ATF can legally hold records of gun sales, as well as appropriate more funding for the agency. H.R.431: Gun Transparency and Accountability Gun TRAC Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill allows the ATF to keep records of gun sales for 90 days before "destroying" them. It also allows courts to subpoena ATF TRACE records as admissible evidence for civil and criminal suits.H.R.437: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Oppose: This bill would outlaw hundreds of commonly used semi-automatic rifles and pistols and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds. H.R.449: To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538: PLEA Act Oppose: This bill outlaws Five-seveN Pistol and accompanying ammunition, manufactured by FN Herstal of Belgium. It also arbitrarily bans "any other handgun" that uses certain types of loosely defined ammunition. H.R.575: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act Support: This bill would put an end to the practice of stripping veterans diagnosed with PTSD of their Second Amendment rights. H.R.578: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 Neutral: This bill deals with the recognition of firearms permits. H.R.619: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose yet another misdemeanor life long gun ban on certain individuals. H.R.661: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act Oppose: This bill expands the authority of the BATFE to conduce on site dealer inspections and eliminates the requirement that NICS background check records be destroyed. H.R.720: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722: Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793: Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 Oppose: Taxes concealable firearms and imposes a government gun buy back program designed to encourage confiscation. H.R. 848 Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 Oppose: Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make two-year grants to states and local governments for subgrants to gun dealers, or to gun dealers directly, to conduct gun buyback programs under which gun dealers shall be issued smart prepaid cards to purchase specified guns from individuals wishing to dispose of them. H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1143 : Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013 H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 Oppose: Would ban the sale of firearms to purchasers that do not have a particular "qualified liability insurance policy." H.R.1474 : Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act Oppose: Seeks to ban the production of certain personally manufactured firearms. H.R.1565 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728 : Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.1764 : Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1825 : Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914 : Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2005 : Personalized Handgun Safety Act H.R.2046 : Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 Support: This bill would allow citizens to lawfully carry firearms for self defense in COE areas. H.R.2247 : Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws.H.R.2464 : To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of "consumer product" in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. H.R.2910:GunViolence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959:National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018:GunViolence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199:Safe Military Bases Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. Support: Calling for the resignation of anti-gun Attorney General Eric Holder H.RES.40: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Neutral: Expresses congressional support for the Second Amendment rights of Military personnel stationed in Washington DC. H.RES.55: Honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, urging the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws, and calling on the United States Government to address the crisis of racial profiling. Oppose: Urges the repeal of state Stand Your Ground laws. H.RES.258 : Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence.
2013 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 401/S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act, will reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for 5 years; H.R. 421, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S.394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988/S. 933, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 1263/S. 264, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, would establish Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers and include a requirement for 24 hour mobile crisis intervention teams to provide communities with better resources to help and respond to incidents involving the mentally ill; H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act, would establish procedures allowing individuals to record any in-person or telephonic interactions with any employee of an executive agency; S. 822, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, which will enhance and protect the rights of crime vicitims; S. 1038, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search absent an eyewitness description and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; and Issues related to online gaming, the Wire Act, and money laundering.
2013 · second_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Oppose: Requires background checks for all sales, includes language that would criminalize certain firearm transfers as well as expanding prohibited persons.Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. Oppose: Amendment would require that gun owners perform a NICS background check before transferring, trading or selling firearms via private sale. Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. Oppose: Leahy Amdt. No. 713; To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. Oppose: This bill increases penalties both in fines and jail time, including mandatory minimums for those who commit illegal sales, and does so without differentiating between potential negligent sales and full blown trafficking. Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. Neutral: Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. Oppose: This amendment was designed to ban the importation and domestic production of any rifle that incorporated certain cosmetic characteristics into its design, such as folding stocks, pistol grips, etc. Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. Support: This amendment, if enacted, would require that all veterans would be afforded the right to proper adjudication before having their names forwarded to NICS. Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. Oppose: Seeks to ban magazines that are commonly used lawfully by imposing an arbitrary limitation on capacity. Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. Neutral: Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. Neutral: S.2: Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act Neutral: S.22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill not only bans private sales but also requires that gun show promoters file with the Attorney General prior to commencement. The promoter must also collect up to date federal licenses from each FFL and submit those as well. Severe penalties are imposed for poor record keeping. Passage of this bill would ultimately reduce the number of gun shows nationwide as well as increasing entrance fees. S.34: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 Oppose: Under this bill, if the federal government has your name down as a suspected terrorist -- for any reason (maybe even your political beliefs) -- you are denied your Second Amendment rights. H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws. Support: This bill would remove the "sporting purposes" distinction from USC, thereby allowing already legal firearms to be imported for sale. H.R.2464 : To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of "consumer product" in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. Support: Calling for the resignation of anti-gun Attorney General Eric Holder H.RES.40: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Neutral: Expresses congressional support for the Second Amendment rights of Military personnel stationed in Washington DC.S.33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would ban the transfer, sale or importation of any magazine that holds more than 10 rounds. A person found in violation could be subject to 10 years prison time. This bill exempts federal agencies. S.35: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill seeks to ban all sales of ammunition that is not purchased in person from an FFL. It also requires FFLs report any customer who buys more than 1,000 rounds in 5 days to local, state and federal authorities. S.54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 Oppose: Bill contained language that would criminalize certain firearm transfers as well as expanding prohibited persons. S.82: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 Support: This bill nullifies any presidential Executive Order that infringes on the Second Amendment or violates the limitations of power under Article 8, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. It also prohibits the President from allocating any Federal funds to implement such violations. This bill would also allow any person who has had their liberties infringed by executive order to bring suit against the Government. S.146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 Neutral: S.147: Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill seeks to set national standards on States for CCP. S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Oppose: Bill would outlaw hundreds of commonly used semi-automatic rifles and pistols and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds. S.170 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act Neutral: S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would severely regulate and restrict purchasers ability to purchase ammunition by banning certain types of ammunition and requiring a background check for all other ammunition transfers. S.179: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: Intent is loosely defined allowing this bill to go far beyond the so-called "straw-purchase" prohibition. S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would allow foreign court rulings against citizens determine weather those citizens are entitled to their Second Amendment rights. S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 Oppose: Implements universal background checks. S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 Oppose: Bill contained language that would criminalize certain firearm transfers as well as expanding prohibited persons. Does not effectively prevent or stop trafficking. S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 Oppose: Adds names to NICS, creating a larger database. S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act Support: Addresses an issue wherein Veterans have been denied their rights without proper adjudication. S.691 High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 Oppose: Seeks to ban magazines that have more than an arbitrarily determined number of rounds. S.729 Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act Neutral: S.730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act Neutral: S.843 Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 Support: Seeks to prevent certain federal agencies from stockpiling ammunition. S.1149 Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act Oppose: Seeks to ban the production of certain personally manufactured firearms. S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. Support: The UN should have no oversight or authority regarding US citizens exercising their Second Amendment rights.S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. Support: Amendment sought to prevent constitutional violations. Inhofe Amdt. No. 139 to S.CON.RES.8; To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. Support: NAGR is opposed to the nation entering into the anti-gun UN ATT H.R.21: NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013 Oppose: Would outlaw private sales that do not undergo a background check. H.R.34: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose a National Permit to Purchase requirement just to purchase a firearm, outlaw private firearms sales, require you lock up your firearm in your own house. H.R.35: Safe Schools Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would strip law-abiding adults aged 18-21 from their Second Amendment rights and force gun owners to lock-up their firearms or potentially face prosecution. H.R.93: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act Oppose: This bill would give the federal government vast new power to cease the inventory of firearms dealers, and require upon revoking a dealers license, all of a dealers inventory be transferred to another dealer or turned into the government. H.R.72: Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would expand BATFE power and authority. H.R.117: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would mandate that each state require every gun owner to register all handguns in their possession. Failure to do so would be met with a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. H.R.133: Citizens Protection Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.137: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill requires that states be penalized financially if they do not "voluntarily" offer up their background check records to the Attorney General. This bill also bans private sales between friends, family and neighbors unless they submit the transaction to an FFL and pay a transfer fine. H.R.138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act Oppose: This bill would ban the transfer, sale or importation of any magazine that holds more than 10 rounds. A person found in violation could be subject to 10 years prison time. H.R.141: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill not only bans private sales but also requires that gun show promoters file with the Attorney General prior to commencement. The promoter must also collect up to date federal licenses from each FFL and submit those as well. Severe penalties are imposed for poor record keeping. This bill also allocates the ATF 40 investigators to patrol gun shows and look for potential violations. Passage of this bill would ultimately reduce the number of gun shows nationwide as well as increasing entrance fees. H.R.142: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill seeks to ban all sales of ammunition that is not purchased in person from an FFL in person. It also requires FFLs report any customer who buys more than 1,000 rounds in 5 days to local, state and federal authorities. H.R.226: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act Oppose: This bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against personal taxes for surrendering certain "assault weapons" to authorities. H.R.227: Buyback Our Safety Act Oppose: This bill would appropriate 15 million dollars to institute a grant system to law enforcement agencies that conduct firearm buy back programs. The firearms bought must then be destroyed by the agency conducting the program. H.R.236: Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would increase penalties for clerical oversights and errors in record keeping by raising the fine to $10,000 and up to 5 years in prison. It also allocates the ATF an additional 50 agents to harass FFLs across the country. H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. Support: Calling for the resignation of anti-gun Attorney General Eric HolderH.R.238: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act Oppose: This bill would make it unlawful for a gun dealer to transfer his inventory to himself or an employee in the event that his FFL has been revoked or renewal denied which could potentially put the dealer into extreme debt or bankruptcy. It also includes prison time for violators. H.R.321: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would appropriate Federal funds to research firearms safety and gun violence in the United States. H.R.332: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act Oppose: This bill would open the doors for the victims of criminals who used a firearm in the commission of a crime to take up suit against the manufacturer, dealer or trade association that had a hand in the assembly, sale or promotion of the firearm used by said criminal. H.R.339: Fairness in Firearm Testing Act Support: This bill would protect gun owners by requiring the BATFE to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition. H.R.404: Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act Oppose: This bill would increase the penalties for those found guilty of "straw purchases." Meaning, anyone who willingly buys a firearm from a dealer with the express intent of selling it to a person who is barred by law from owning a firearm. How they will determine intent is unsaid, or worse, left to the discretion of the Attorney General. H.R.410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 Support: This bill nullifies any presidential Executive Order that infringes on the Second Amendment or violates the limitations of power under Article 8, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. It also prohibits the President from allocating any Federal funds to implement such violations. This bill would also allow any person who has had their liberties infringed by executive order to bring suit against the Government. H.R.427: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement TRACE Act Oppose: This bill would allow the Attorney General to impose new trace requirements to firearms. It would also increase the amount of time the ATF can legally hold records of gun sales, as well as appropriate more funding for the agency. H.R.431: Gun Transparency and Accountability Gun TRAC Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill allows the ATF to keep records of gun sales for 90 days before "destroying" them. It also allows courts to subpoena ATF TRACE records as admissible evidence for civil and criminal suits. H.R.437: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Oppose: This bill would outlaw hundreds of commonly used semi-automatic rifles and pistols and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds. H.R.449: To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. Neutral: This legislation aims to provide relief to veterans who are in possession of service weapons used in combat prior to 1968 who may be considered in violation of existing law. H.R.452: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would lock you up for up to 20 years if you purchase a firearm and later transfer it to a friend neighbor or relative if that person is prohibited from possession under any federal, state or obscure local ordinance. Intent is loosely defined allowing this bill to go far beyond the so-called "straw-purchase" prohibition. H.R.538: PLEA Act Oppose: This bill outlaws Five-seveN Pistol and accompanying ammunition, manufactured by FN Herstal of Belgium. It also arbitrarily bans "any other handgun" that uses certain types of loosely defined ammunition. H.R.575: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 Support: Reiterates the Second Amendment and the Supremacy of the Constitution over international treaties. Withholds funding to the UN annually unless the president certifies that the UN has not taken any action that abridges the constitutional rights of citizens. H.R.577: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act Support: This bill would put an end to the practice of stripping veterans diagnosed with PTSD of their Second Amendment rights. H.R.578: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 Neutral: This bill deals with the recognition of firearms permits. H.R.619: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose yet another misdemeanor life long gun ban on certain individuals.H.R.661: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act Oppose: This bill expands the authority of the BATFE to conduce on site dealer inspections and eliminates the requirement that NICS background check records be destroyed. H.R.720: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 Oppose: H.R.722: Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 Oppose: H.R.793: Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 Oppose: Taxes concealable firearms and imposes a government gun buy back program designed to encourage confiscation. H.R. 848 Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 Oppose: Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states to develop and operate systems to retrieve legally purchased firearms from owners who have recently committed a crime. H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 Oppose: Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make two-year grants to states and local governments for subgrants to gun dealers, or to gun dealers directly, to conduct gun buyback programs under which gun dealers shall be issued smart prepaid cards to purchase specified guns from individuals wishing to dispose of them. H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 Neutral: H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. Oppose: Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the possession or transfer of a junk gun which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. H.R.1143 : Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013 Neutral: H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. Oppose: This bill would render self defense weapons useless by requiring that they be unloaded and locked in the trunk of the vehicle. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 Oppose: Would ban the sale of firearms to purchasers that do not have a particular "qualified liability insurance policy." H.R.1474 : Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act Oppose: Seeks to ban the production of certain personally manufactured firearms. H.R.1565 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 Oppose: Seeks to create a national firearm registry and ban the private sale of firearms at gun shows and other such venues. H.R.1605 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 Oppose: Seeks to create a national firearm registry and ban the private sale of firearms at gun shows and other such venues. H.R.1728 : Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act Oppose: Repeals certain funding prohibitions that have been placed on the DOJ and ATF to prevent abuses such as, consolidating firearm sales records, banning the importation of certain firearms arbitrarily. H.R.1764 : Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1825 : Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.2005 : Personalized Handgun Safety Act Oppose: To provide for the development and use of technology for personalized handguns, to require that, within 3 years, all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the United States incorporate such technology, and for other purposes. H.R.2046 : Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 Support: This bill would allow citizens to lawfully carry firearms for self defense in COE areas. H.RES.55: Honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, urging the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws, and calling on the United States Government to address the crisis of racial profiling. Oppose: Urges the repeal of state Stand Your Ground laws. H.RES.258 : Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.
2013 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 401/S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act, will reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for 5 years; H.R. 421, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S.394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988/S. 933, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 1263/S. 264, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, would establish Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers and include a requirement for 24 hour mobile crisis intervention teams to provide communities with better resources to help and respond to incidents involving the mentally ill; H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice; S. 1038, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search absent an eyewitness description and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; and Issues related to online gaming, the Wire Act, and money laundering.
2013 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 354/S. 80, the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (SAFER) Act, will help State and local law enforcement agencies to reduce the laboratory and storage rape kit backlogs; H.R. 421, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S.394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; and H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice.
| Republican |
| PA |
| H. Morgan Griffith | Republican | VA |
| Howard Coble | Republican | NC |
| James Lankford | Republican | OK |
| Jeff Duncan | Republican | SC |
| Michael C. Burgess | Republican | TX |
| Richard B. Nugent | Republican | FL |
| Tom Cole | Republican | OK |
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