United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2003 (106th)
American Handgun Standards Act of 1999
Introduced
27 May 1999
Last action
8 June 1999 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Sponsors
Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
20 August 2025
Summary
American Handgun Standards Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the manufacture, transfer, or possession of a junk gun that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. Defines a "junk gun" as any handgun that does not meet specified criteria for authorization by the Secretary of the Treasury for importation into the United States. Makes such provision inapplicable to: (1) the possession or transfer of any junk gun otherwise lawfully possessed under Federal law on the date of this Act's enactment; (2) any firearm or replica of a firearm that has been rendered permanently inoperative; (3) the manufacture for, transfer to, or possession by the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State of a junk gun, or a transfer to or possession by a law enforcement officer employed by such an entity for law enforcement purposes (whether on or off duty); (4) the transfer to or possession by a rail police officer employed by a rail carrier and certified or commissioned as a police officer under the laws of a State of a junk gun for such purposes; or (5) the manufacture, transfer, or possession of a junk gun by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer for the purposes of testing or experimentation authorized by the Secretary.
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Timeline
27 May 1999
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
27 May 1999
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1120)
Source: IntroReferral
27 May 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 May 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 June 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 May 1999 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2003
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/2003
- us · 106-hr-2003 · source updated 20 August 2025