House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Stop Arming Felons (SAFe) Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 8, 1997
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 11, 1997 — 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
34 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 31 Democrats
3 of 34 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), George Brown (D-CA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Lane Evans (D-IL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), John Lewis (D-GA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Major Owens (D-NY), John Porter (R-IL), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Carlos Romero-Barcelo (D-PR), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Charles Schumer (D-NY) and 4 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Ackerman.
- H.R. 3167 (105th) To designate the United States Post Office located at 297 Larkfield Road in East Northport, New York, as the "Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr.…
- H.R. 453 (105th) Downed Animal Protection Act
- H.R. 383 (105th) Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1997
- H.R. 2874 (105th) Insurance Disclosure Act of 1997
- H.R. 2224 (105th) Disabled Veteran's Access Act of 1997
- H.R. 2935 (105th) Brady Voluntary Compliance Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.