House Bill 3299
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Protecting Our Communities Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 18, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3299
Congress
117
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Protecting Our Communities Act
This expands the types of parts, weapons, and devices that are subject to regulation under federal firearms laws. The bill also establishes a notification requirement following a firearms-related background check that results in a denial.
Specifically, the bill
- includes as a firearm any combination of parts designed or intended to be used to convert a device into a firearm and from which a firearm may be readily assembled;
- adds armor-piercing, concealable weapons to the list of firearms subject to regulation under federal firearms laws; and
- provides statutory authority for the regulation issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to classify bump-stock devices as machine guns for the purposes of federal firearms laws.
Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Justice to notify state and local law enforcement authorities following a firearms-related background check that results in a denial.
May 18, 2021
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11/09/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
05/18/2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
05/18/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:49:43 PM