3.0.0 2325 2023-02-09T15:15:32Z 2023-02-09T15:15:32Z Senate S 2021-07-13 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-07-13T19:45:28Z MASS Act 117 4238 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022 117 5299 S 2022-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022 117 9624 HR 2022-12-20 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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. Related bill CRS 2021-07-13 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-07-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2021-07-13 True Crime and Law Enforcement Business records Citizenship and naturalization Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Domestic violence and child abuse 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 2021-07-13 Introduced in Senate 2021-08-27T10:11:33Z Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2021 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 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title MASS Act Short Title(s) as Introduced MASS Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2325is/xml/BILLS-117s2325is.xml 2021-07-13 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.