H.R. 7910 (117 th ): Protecting Our Kids Act

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To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for an increased age limit on the purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize the prohibition on untraceable firearms, encourage the safe storage of firearms, and for other purposes.

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Jerrold Nadler

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 10th congressional district. Democrat.

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on June 8, 2022 but was never passed by the Senate.

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H.R. 7910 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 7910. This is the one from the 117 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117 th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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