3.0.0 3569 2022-11-01T13:50:48Z 2022-11-01T13:50:48Z House HR 2019-06-27 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 109 (Thursday, June 27, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY:H.R. 3569.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8--to provide for the general welfareand to regulate commerce among the states[Page H5259]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-07-30T15:48:48Z Referred to 2019-06-27T13:03:35Z MASS Act 116 2014 S 2019-06-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020 116 3254 S 2020-02-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020 116 5717 HR 2020-03-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2019-07-30 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-06-27 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-06-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-06-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 N P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 2019-06-27 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-09-12 False Crime and Law Enforcement Business records Citizenship and naturalization Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Government information and archives Judicial review and appeals Law enforcement administration and funding Licensing and registrations Mental health Personnel records Retail and wholesale trades State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-06-27 Introduced in House 2020-04-02T18:08:27Z Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2019 or the MASS Act

This bill authorizes grants for states to implement or maintain firearms and firearms dealer licensing requirements.

A state's requirements must incorporate certain elements, including the following:

  • an individual must have a firearms license at the time of acquiring, and during the entire period of possessing, a firearm or ammunition; and
  • an individual who sells, rents, or leases a minimum number of firearms, or sells ammunition, must obtain a firearms dealer license.
]]> MASS Act Display Title MASS Act Official Title as Introduced To provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced MASS Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3569ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3569ih.xml 2019-07-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.