3.0.0 2769 2019-11-15T21:58:56Z 2019-11-15T21:58:56Z Senate S S 2008-03-13 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-03-13T19:59:57Z 2008-03-13 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2008-03-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2121-2122) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2008-03-13 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2008-03-13 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2008-03-13 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-03-13 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-03-13 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2008-03-13 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2008-04-02 False Crime and Law Enforcement Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Commerce Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Data banks Firearms Freedom of information Government Operations and Politics Identification devices Informers Law Products liability Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Undercover operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2008-03-13 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-15T18:52:56Z Firearms Information Use Act of 2008 - Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to repeal restrictions on the disclosure of the content of the Firearms Trace System database.

Requires the Attorney General to provide firearms information relating to law enforcement, national security, or intelligence purposes that is requested by law enforcement and federal agencies, Members of Congress, or state and tribal officials.

Prohibits the public disclosure of firearms information that: (1) identifies any undercover law enforcement officer or informant; (2) contains specific information relating to any case under investigation; or (3) includes the name, address, or any identifying information of a lawful purchaser of any firearm.

Restricts the use of information contained in the Firearms Trace System database in civil proceedings.

]]> Firearms Information Use Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Firearms Information Use Act of 2008 Display Title Firearms Information Use Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize appropriate use of information in the Firearms Trace Database, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2769is/xml/BILLS-110s2769is.xml 2008-03-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.