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S. 465 (100th)
A bill to amend chapter 44, title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the manufacture, importation, sale or possession of firearms, not detectable by metal detection and x-ray systems commonly used at airports in the United States.
Introduced
4 February 1987
Last action
28 July 1987 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Sponsors
Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the manufacture, importation, sale, or possession of firearms which are not: (1) detectable by metal detectors used at U.S. airports; and (2) identifiable by x-ray systems designed to inspect carry-on baggage.
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Timeline
4 February 1987
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1987
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
13 February 1987
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Source: Committee
28 July 1987
Committee
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 4 February 1987
Sponsors
- Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/465
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/s/465
- us · 100-s-465 · source updated 10 August 2026