H.R. 5005: Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-03-16 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 11.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-03-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 11. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act

Plain summary

Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act - Amends firearms provisions of the federal criminal code to: (1) lift restrictions on the possession, transfer, and importation of machineguns, and certain other shotguns and rifles, for contractors providing national security services for the United States and training related to such services, and for manufacturers for testing, research, design, or development purposes; (2) prohibit the Attorney General from charging any tax or fee for any background check by the national instant criminal background check system; (3) permit juveniles to possess and use a handgun or ammunition for certain activities without written parental consent if the parent is present when the juvenile is using the handgun; (4) eliminate certain reporting requirements for multiple handgun sales (more than one sale within five days) by dealers to state police and law enforcement agencies; (5) prohibit the Attorney General from electronically retrieving records of gun dealers who have gone out of business by name or any personal identification code; (6) limit disclosure of trace records; and (7) allow importation of barrels, frames, and receivers for firearms other than handguns for repair or replacement purposes.

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Official text

Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · 139 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5005, Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act (2006-09-22); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5005, Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act (2006-09-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), John R. Carter (R-TX) and 79 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5005.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5005 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109