[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4703 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4703

To eliminate the authority of the executive branch to further restrict 
                    intra-family firearm transfers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2016

 Mr. Luetkemeyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To eliminate the authority of the executive branch to further restrict 
                    intra-family firearm transfers.

    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 ``Family Firearm Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY TO FURTHER RESTRICT INTRA-
              FAMILY FIREARM TRANSFERS.

    (a) In General.--No officer or employee of the Federal Government 
may take any action that would result in a limitation on the transfer 
of a firearm between members of the same family, including by way of 
inheritance, that is more restrictive than the limitations on the 
conduct that are in effect as of January 3, 2016.
    (b) Family Defined.--For purposes of subsection (a), 2 individuals 
shall be considered to be members of the same family if 1 of the 
individuals is the spouse, or a child, sibling, grandchild, or legal 
guardian, of the other individual.
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