Federal - H.R.138 (113th) - Prohibit large capacity magazines

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H.R.138
Latest Title: To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 1/3/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/3/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.113hr138

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Text is up, One cosponsor .

COSPONSORS(1), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] - 1/3/2013

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CRS Summary is now available:

SUMMARY AS OF:
1/3/2013--Introduced.
Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit: (1) the transfer or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, except for its lawful possession within the United States on or before the date of this Act's enactment; and (2) the importation or bringing into the United States of such a device.

Sets forth exceptions to such ban.

Sets penalties for violations.

Requires a large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after this Act's enactment to be identified by a serial number that clearly shows that the device was manufactured after enactment and such other identification as the Attorney General may prescribe.

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This bill now has 39 cosponsors.

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COSPONSORS(48), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] - 1/14/2013
Rep Brownley, Julia [CA-26] - 1/15/2013
Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-7] - 1/14/2013
Rep Carney, John C., Jr. [DE] - 1/15/2013
Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-14] - 1/14/2013
Rep Cicilline, David N. [RI-1] - 1/14/2013
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-13] - 1/14/2013
Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] - 1/14/2013
Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 1/14/2013
Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] - 1/3/2013
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] - 1/14/2013
Rep Deutch, Theodore E. [FL-21] - 1/14/2013
Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] - 1/15/2013
Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5] - 1/14/2013
Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-18] - 1/14/2013
Rep Frankel, Lois [FL-22] - 1/14/2013
Rep Fudge, Marcia L. [OH-11] - 1/14/2013
Rep Green, Al [TX-9] - 1/15/2013
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-3] - 1/15/2013
Rep Higgins, Brian [NY-26] - 1/14/2013
Rep Himes, James A. [CT-4] - 1/14/2013
Rep Huffman, Jared [CA-2] - 1/14/2013
Rep Israel, Steve [NY-3] - 1/14/2013
Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] - 1/14/2013
Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] - 1/14/2013
Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-9] - 1/14/2013
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-12] - 1/14/2013
Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-5] - 1/15/2013
Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-6] - 1/14/2013
Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 1/14/2013
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-2] - 1/15/2013
Rep Miller, George [CA-11] - 1/14/2013
Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] - 1/14/2013
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 1/14/2013
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 1/14/2013
Rep Perlmutter, Ed [CO-7] - 1/14/2013
Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] - 1/15/2013
Rep Quigley, Mike [IL-5] - 1/14/2013
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 1/14/2013
Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-28] - 1/14/2013
Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [VA-3] - 1/15/2013
Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-30] - 1/14/2013
Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-25] - 1/14/2013
Rep Speier, Jackie [CA-14] - 1/14/2013
Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] - 1/14/2013
Rep Tsongas, Niki [MA-3] - 1/14/2013
Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] - 1/14/2013
Rep Yarmuth, John A. [KY-3] - 1/14/2013

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Status update:

Latest Major Action: 1/25/2013 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.