Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2007

To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes.

2/16/2007--Introduced.
Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2007 - Provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the Armed Forces stationed outside the continental United States. Grants such an individual limited immunity under the federal criminal code and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the acquisition, possession, transportation, or alteration of such firearm before or concurrent with such registration. Extends such immunity to a veteran who attempts to register a qualifying firearm outside of the amnesty period if the veteran surrenders the firearm within 30 days after being notified of potential criminal liability for continued possession.
Requires the Attorney General to:
(1) transfer each firearm qualifying as a curio or relic which has been forfeited to the United States to the first qualified museum that requests it; and
(2) publish information identifying each such firearm which is available to be transferred to a museum. Prohibits the Attorney General from destroying any such firearm which has been forfeited until five years after the forfeiture. Requires that any firearm transferred to a qualified museum be registered to the transferee.
Makes a prohibition against transfer or possession of a machine-gun inapplicable to a transfer to or by, or possession by, a museum which is open to the public and incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation under applicable state law.


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Sponsor

• Christopher Cannon
• and 4 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
  • Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 2 more
  • House Judiciary
  • House Ways and Means
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1141

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 16, 2007

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• Mar 19, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Feb 16, 2007: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Feb 16, 2007: Referred to House Judiciary
• Feb 16, 2007: Referred to House Ways and Means
• Introduced on Feb 16, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Criminal justice
• Administrative remedies
• Amnesties
• Armed forces
• 21 more
• Criminal liability
• Cultural property
• Data banks
• Defense policy
• Department of Justice
• Evidence (Law)
• Executive departments
• Families
• Firearms
• Firearms control
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Government publicity
• Humanities
• Law
• Licenses
• Machine guns
• Museums
• Technology
• Veterans
• Weapons systems

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February 22, 2007 Bill would allow registration of war trophies

The new bill, HR 1141, was jointly referred to the House Judiciary and Ways and Means Committees, which both oversee part of the federal firearms laws.

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February 22, 2007 Bill would allow registration of war trophies

The new bill, HR 1141, was jointly referred to the House Judiciary and Ways and Means Committees, which both oversee part of the federal firearms laws.

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August 23, 2008 votesmart.org part:2

05/20/1999, emergency supplemental appropriations-conference report hr 1141, n, conference report adopted - senate (64 - 36). 10/21/1998, appropriations bill fy99, omnibus hr 4328, n, conference report adopted - senate (65 - 29) ...

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June 15, 2008 no one is safe while the congress is in session…

hr 1141 (cannon): this bill would grant amnesty to any veteran with a pre-1968 unregistered automatic firearm. hr 1167 (mccarthy): this bill would prevent anyone whose name turns up on one of the government’s secret “no fly” watch lists ...

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May 01, 2008 bcera goes to the floor, and the battle continues

the house companion bill, hr1141, also enjoys strong bipartisan support and has 260 co-sponsors. the bill would authorize the secretary of health and human services, working through the director of the national institutes of health ...

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