US Congress House Bill 4135 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-0)
Status: Introduced on November 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015 The bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the eligibility of certain foreign nationals to purchase and possess firearms in the United States. Current law prohibits firearm sale or transfer to or possession by a foreign national (i.e., alien) who is: (1) unlawfully present in the United States, or (2) lawfully present under a nonimmigrant visa (e.g., tourist visa). The prohibitions do not apply in certain circumstances. This bill expands the prohibition to bar firearm sale or transfer to or possession by a foreign national who was lawfully admitted to the United States without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program. The prohibitions do not apply to a foreign national lawfully admitted under the Visa Waiver Program if that foreign national is a government official or law enforcement officer, or possesses a hunting license. Additionally, such foreign national may apply for a Department of Justice waiver to allow firearm possession.

Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015

Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. John Carney [D-DE]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-11-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-11-30	House	Introduced in House

SB2323 (Same As) 2015-11-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8164)
SB2377 (Related) 2015-12-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8548-8558)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4135/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4135/BILLS-114hr4135ih.pdf