H.R. 4332 (99 th ): Firearms Owners’ Protection Act

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A bill to amend chapter 44 (relating to firearms) of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

Introduced Mar 6, 1986
99 th Congress (1985–1986) Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on April 10, 1986 but was never passed by the Senate.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district

Cosponsors

7 Cosponsors (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

See Instead

S. 49 (same title)
Enacted — Signed by the President — May 19, 1986

History

Mar 6, 1986 Introduced

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Mar 11, 1986 Ordered Reported

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Apr 10, 1986 Passed House (Senate next)

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H.R. 4332 (99th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4332. This is the one from the 99 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 99 th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1985 to Oct 18, 1986. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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