The Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, is an amendment to the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997, the act is often referred to as "the Lautenberg Amendment" after its sponsor, Senator Frank Lautenberg, was a United States Senator, and member of the Democratic Party, from which state?
Frank Lautenberg Frank Raleigh Lautenberg ( ; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was a United States Senator from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party. He was originally from Paterson, New Jersey.
J. Howard McGrath James Howard McGrath (November 28, 1903September 2, 1966) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Rhode Island. McGrath, a Democrat, served as U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island before becoming Governor, U.S. Solicitor General, U.S. Senator, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Attorney General of the United States.