US Congress Senate Bill 798 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2011 - Provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the Armed Forces stationed outside the continental United States. Grants such an individual limited immunity under the federal criminal code and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the acquisition, possession, transportation, or alteration of such qualifying firearm at or before the time at which the individual registered the qualifying firearm. Extends such immunity to a veteran who attempts to register a qualifying firearm outside of the amnesty period if the veteran surrenders the firearm within 30 days after being notified of potential criminal liability for continued possession.Requires the Attorney General to: (1) transfer each curio or relic firearm that is forfeited to the United States to the first qualified museum that requests it, and (2) publish information identifying each such firearm which is available to be transferred to a museum. Requires that any firearm transferred to a qualified museum be registered to the transferee.Makes a prohibition against transfer or possession of a machine-gun inapplicable to a transfer to or by, or possession by, a museum which is open to the public and incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under applicable state law.

Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2011

Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]
Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]
Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Benjamin Nelson [D-NE]
Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Jim Webb [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB420 (Related) 2011-02-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/798/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s798/BILLS-112s798is.pdf