Bill115th CongressFiled Mar 6, 2018Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 2502
Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2018
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 6, 2018)
Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2018
This bill reauthorizes grant programs, creates new criminal offenses, and makes several other changes related to the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms.
Among other things, the bill does the following:
- modifies and reauthorizes grants under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program,
- modifies and reauthorizes the Secure Our Schools grant program,
- removes certain restrictions on interstate firearms transactions, and
- creates stand-alone criminal offenses for trafficking in firearms and straw purchasing of firearms.
What just happenedMar 14, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA](R-IA)Sponsor
5 cosponsors5 R
5cosponsors1committees3actions1related bills39subjects
- Introduced in SenateMar 6, 2018
- Mar 14, 2018Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 6, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 6, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate