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H.R. 3473 (106th)

Surplus Firearm Safety Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

18 November 1999

Last action

9 December 1999 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Sponsors

Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1]

Subjects

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20 August 2025

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Summary

Surplus Firearm Safety Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reduce by five percent the Federal grant funds available to each State for drug control and system improvement programs (Byrne grants) and redistribute such reduction to other States, unless the State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance that its laws or regulations concerning firearms acquired by a local law enforcement agency require that such firearms: (1) when not maintained for a legitimate law enforcement, evidentiary, or forensic purpose, be destroyed; or (2) when not maintained for such a purpose, are not transferred by such agency, except to another law enforcement agency for such a purpose or to a museum.

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Timeline

  1. 18 November 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 18 November 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 18 November 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 9 December 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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