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H.R. 1570 (105th)

Anti-Gun Invasion Act of 1997

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Introduced

8 May 1997

Last action

14 May 1997 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Sponsors

Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

21 August 2025

Defence

Summary

Anti-Gun Invasion Act of 1997 - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to remove an exemption from a prohibition on imports of certain military firearms and ammunition of U.S. manufacture furnished to a foreign government by the United States with respect to curio or relic weapons. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report to the Congress on the scope and effect of the importation of foreign-made surplus military firearms, including: (1) a list of types and models of military firearms currently being imported into the United States as "curios or relics" which would otherwise be barred; (2) a list of the number of each such type and model that has been imported during the five years preceding the date of submission of the report; (3) a description of the ease with which each such type and model may be converted to a semi-automatic assault weapon or to a fully automatic weapon; (4) statistics that may be relevant to the use of each such type and model for criminal activities; and (5) a comprehensive evaluation of the scope of such importation and the use of such weapons in crimes in the United States.

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Timeline

  1. 8 May 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to House International Relations

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 May 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 May 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 8 May 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 14 May 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

    Source: Committee

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