To preempt State laws preventing a major city from regulating firearm-related conduct in the city that occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce.

Bill: 114-hr-5546
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
Introduced: 2016-06-21
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Federal preemption

Firearms and explosives

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill provides that a major city's law or rule that regulates firearms-related conduct and affects commerce preempts a conflicting state law, regulation, or constitutional requirement.</p> <p>A&nbsp;major city is a city with a population of at least 500,000 inhabitants.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5546 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 21, 2016 Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To preempt State laws preventing a major city from regulating firearm-related conduct in the city that occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce.

1. Preemption of State laws preventing a major city from regulating firearms-related conduct in the city that occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce (a) In general If a law or rule of a major city, pertaining to conduct in the city that is in relation to firearms and that occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce, conflicts with the constitution, or a law or regulation, of the State in which the city is located, the former shall control. (b) Definitions In subsection (a): (1) Firearm The term firearm has the meaning given in section 921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code. (2) Major city The term major city means a city that has a population of at least 500,000 inhabitants, as determined by the most recent decennial population census conducted by the Bureau of the Census. (3) State The term State means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.