Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2021

Summary

Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2021 This bill removes short-barreled rifles (barrels of less than 16 inches in length) from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act. It also eliminates the prohibition on the transportation of such rifles in interstate commerce and treats persons who acquire or possess a short-barreled rifle as meeting the registration or licensing requirements for such rifle where such requirements are determined by reference to the National Firearms Act. The bill preempts state or local laws that impose a tax or recordkeeping requirements on short-barreled rifles. The Department of Justice must destroy records relating to the registration of  certain rifles within one year after the enactment of this bill.

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Timeline

1. 17 March 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 17 March 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 March 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Roger Marshall · R · Sponsor
• Cindy Hyde-Smith · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Josh Hawley · R · Sponsor
• John Kennedy · R · Cosponsor
• John Boozman · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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