S. 2735 · 114th Congress
Protect America from Homemade Explosives Act
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This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise federal explosives laws.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 17, 2016
Protect America from Homemade Explosives Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise federal explosives laws.
It includes, within the meaning of "explosives," black powder substitutes and smokeless powder.
Additionally, the bill revises certain exceptions to federal explosives laws to specify that: (1) activities related to small arms ammunition do not include activities involving smokeless powder in excess of 50 pounds; and (2) the 50-pound maximum quantity, with respect to a lawful purchase of commercially manufactured black powder, includes aggregate quantities of black powder and black powder substitutes.
Finally, it amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose penalties on an individual who attempts to make an illegal firearm.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protect America from Homemade Explosives Act
Latest action (Mar 17, 2016): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 17, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.