S. 49 (99 th ): Firearms Owners’ Protection Act

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Source: Wikipedia

The Firearm Owners' Protection Act of 1986 (FOPA) is a United States federal law that revised many provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968.

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Sponsor and status

Introduced Jan 3, 1985
99 th Congress (1985–1986)

Enacted — Signed by the President on May 19, 1986

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on May 19, 1986.

Pub.L. 99-308

Photo of sponsor James McClure

Senator for Idaho

Cosponsors

53 Cosponsors (40 Republicans, 13 Democrats)

History

Jan 3, 1985 Introduced

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Jul 9, 1985 Passed Senate (House next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next.

Apr 10, 1986 Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

May 6, 1986 Senate Agreed to Changes

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

May 19, 1986 Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

S. 49 (99th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 49. This is the one from the 99 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 99 th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1985 to Oct 18, 1986. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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Firearms Owners’ Protection Act, Pub. L. No. 99-308, S. 49, 99th Cong. (1986).

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