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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Ammunition Background Check Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill establishes new federal requirements for ammunition sales. </p> <p>Among other things, the bill does the following:</p> <ul> <li>establishes background check requirements,</li> <li>expands recordkeeping requirements, and</li> <li>establishes reporting requirements for certain bulk sales.</li> </ul>]]></text>
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