House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To require applications for a license to deal in firearms or ammunition to include a statement from certain law enforcement authorities that the applicant is eligible under State law to obtain such a license.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 23, 1989
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 29, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
15 cosponsors — 15 Democrats
0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jim Bates (D-CA), William Clay (D-MO), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), George Crockett (D-MI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Augustus Hawkins (D-CA), Charles Hayes (D-IL), William Lehman (D-FL), John Lewis (D-GA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Major Owens (D-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Gus Savage (D-IL), Edolphus Towns (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Floyd Flake.
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- H.J.Res. 220 (101st) Designating March 27, 1990, as "National Black American Inventors Day".
- H.Res. 116 (101st) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the steps which the United States must take to ensure that all Americans…
- H.R. 2671 (101st) Home Ownership Plan Encouragement Act
- H.R. 3035 (101st) Fair Employment Reinstatement Act
- H.R. 2928 (101st) Urban Housing Rehabilitation Loan Revitalization Act of 1989
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.