HRES244-118

In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that mandates imposed on manufacturers requiring inclusion of unproven and unreliable technology in firearms is costly and punitive, and the prohibition of firearms without such features is an infringement on the rights of citizens under the Second Amendment.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 22, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— mandates imposed on manufacturers requiring inclusion of unproven and unreliable microstamping technology in firearms is costly and punitive. It relies on compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Scientific Research and Science & Space.

Who Benefits and How

Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties and Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Requires that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— mandates imposed on manufacturers requiring inclusion of unproven and unreliable microstamping technology in firearms is costly and punitive.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— mandates imposed on manufacturers requiring inclusion of unproven and unreliable microstamping technology in firearms is costly and punitive.

Key Policy Areas

Scientific Research, Science & Space

Primary Purpose

The bill requires that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— mandates imposed on manufacturers requiring inclusion of unproven and unreliable microstamping technology in firearms is costly and punitive.

Policy Domains

Scientific Research Science & Space

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
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Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause:
Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
  • Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill:
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 22, 2023

Mr. LaMalfa (for himself, Mr. Van Drew, and Mr. Lamborn) …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

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Domains
Scientific Research Science & Space

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