H.R. 1413: Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-17 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015

Plain summary

Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015 This bill declares that funds appropriated or otherwise made available, including amounts derived from any fee or other source, are denied to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Department of Justice, or any other federal agency to carry out Operation Choke Point or any other program designed to discourage the provision or continuation of credit or the processing of payments by financial institutions for dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition.

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Official text

Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] · 41 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joe Wilson (R-SC), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), David Rouzer (R-NC), Andy Barr (R-KY), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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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-114hr1413.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1413 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114