[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4137 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4137

   To make Federal law apply to antique firearms in the same way it 
                       applies to other firearms.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 30, 2000

   Mr. Hoeffel (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Borski, Ms. Millender-
   McDonald, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Carson, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Markey) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To make Federal law apply to antique firearms in the same way it 
                       applies to other firearms.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Antique Firearm Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EXEMPTIONS FOR ANTIQUE FIREARMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the last sentence.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 922(v)(3)(B) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by adding ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
            (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (ii); and
            (3) by striking clause (iii).
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe 
such regulations as may be necessary to administer chapter 44 of title 
18, United States Code, as in effect pursuant to the amendments made by 
this Act.
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