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H.R. 2670: To protect the Nation’s law enforcement officers by regulating the sale of the Five-seveN pistol and its variants, testing handguns for capability to penetrate body armor, and regulating the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of such handguns by civilians.

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Introduced:

May 10, 2019

Status:

Introduced on May 10, 2019

This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on May 10, 2019. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Sponsor:

Eliot Engel

Representative for New York's 16th congressional district

Democrat

Text:

Not available yet.

History

May 10, 2019
 
Introduced

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Passed Committee

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Passed House

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Passed Senate

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Signed by the President

H.R. 2670 is a bill in the United States Congress.

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