H.R. 26 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that the firearms prohibitions applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction do not apply if the conviction occurred before the prohibitions became law.

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Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that firearms prohibitions applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction shall apply only to such convictions obtained on or after September 28, 1996 (the date such prohibitions became law).

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1997-01-07
Introduced in House
1997-01-07
Introduced in House
1997-01-07
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
1997-01-28
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
1997-02-26
Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Crime and by the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
1997-03-05
Subcommittee Hearings Held.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that the firearms prohibitions applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction do not apply if the conviction occurred before the prohibitions became law.

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