Defending Gun Rights Against Executive Overreach Act

Bill: 114-hr-4379
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2016-01-13
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records

Firearms and explosives

Law enforcement administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Defending Gun Rights Against Executive Overreach Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to: (1) limit an individual's conduct related to firearms in a way that is more restrictive than limitations in effect as of January 5, 2016, or (2) change the operation of the national instant criminal background check system. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4379 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2016 Mr. Graves of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds to further restrict conduct in relation to firearms.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Gun Rights Against Executive Overreach Act . 2. Prohibitions on use of Federal funds to further restrict conduct in relation to firearms No Federal funds shall be used to— (1) impose a limitation on the conduct of an individual in relation to a firearm that is more restrictive than the limitations on the conduct that are in effect as of January 5, 2016; or (2) change the operation of the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.