To provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Labor, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H00B10991EED84C38805D7F93D1DBAEBF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2024 or the MASS Act of 2024.
- Section H2DDC95DAC66B492797492ABFF1BD619E: 2. Firearms licensing Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the...
- Section H2CC5589C168D4235A1F64A1574B021E7: 3061. Definitions In this part— the term covered license means a— firearms license; or firearms dealer license; the term domestic violence protection order...
- Section HB7D95CB2223D4F2DA80D9354D45B0FA8: 3062. Grants and conditions The Assistant Attorney General may make grants to States to implement or maintain firearms and firearms dealer licensing...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Labor, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Pressley introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a Federal and State background check, which may include a fingerprint-based background check. For purposes of this part, a State— shall establish standards for categorizing an individual as a prohibited individual for purposes of receiving a covered license
a Federal and State background check, which may include a fingerprint-based background check. For purposes of this part, a State— shall establish standards for categorizing an individual as a prohibited individual for purposes of receiving a covered license
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