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S. 2401 (99th)

A bill to prohibit the manufacture or distribution in, or the importation into, the United States of certain firearms.

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Introduced

1 May 1986

Last action

19 May 1986 · Referred

Status

Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Federal Aviation Administration.

Sponsors

Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

10 August 2026

Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the manufacture or distribution in, or the importation into, the United States of any firearm that is not readily detectable as a firearm by the standard security equipment used at airports.

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Timeline

  1. 1 May 1986

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 May 1986

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 May 1986

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.

    Source: Committee

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

Sponsors

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