To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow the importation of certain foreign-manufactured firearms components.

Bill: 114-hr-4951
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2016-04-14
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to permit the assembly of a semiautomatic rifle or shotgun that is identical to guns prohibited from importation using imported barrels, muzzle attachments, trigger groups, and triggers. </p> <p>Additionally, the Department of Justice shall permit the importation of frames, receivers, or barrels for firearms, excluding handguns, if the importation is for repair or replacement purposes. </p> <p>This bill exempts federal, state, and local governments from prohibitions on the importation of barrels for firearms. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4951 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 14, 2016 Mr. Russell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow the importation of certain foreign-manufactured firearms components.

1. Imported barrels, muzzle attachments, trigger groups, and triggers allowed to be used in assembling a long gun or a shotgun identical to those manufactured and allowed under the sporting purposes test Section 922(r) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after and below the end the following: A barrel, a muzzle attachment, a trigger group, and a trigger shall not be considered an imported part for purposes of this subsection. . 2. Barrel and receiver importation (a) In general Section 925(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking , and and inserting a period; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) All frames or receivers of rifles, or barrels for firearms other than handguns, if the importation is for repair or replacement purposes. . (b) Governmental imports Section 925(a)(1) of such title is amended by inserting , barrel, after or importation of any firearm .