United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3716 (98th)
Firearms Owners Protection Act of 1983
Introduced
29 July 1983
Last action
3 August 1983 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Sponsors
Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Rep. Patman, William N. [D-TX-14], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18], Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Del. Sunia, Foto I. F. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2], Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14], Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1], Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Parris, Stanford E. (Stan) [R-VA-8], Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40]
Subjects
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Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Firearms Owners' Protection Act of 1983 - Establishes immunity for firearm owners or dealers from any liability imposed on the grounds that the firearm would be used without permission for illegal purposes.
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Timeline
29 July 1983
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 August 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Source: Committee
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 29 July 1983
Sponsors
- Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Patman, William N. [D-TX-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Del. Sunia, Foto I. F. [D-AS-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Parris, Stanford E. (Stan) [R-VA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/3716
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/3716
- us · 98-hr-3716 · source updated 29 August 2025