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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB3051

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Background Check Completion Act

Subject: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives: Retail and wholesale trades: Crime and law enforcement

Description: Background Check Completion Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to completion of a background check. (Current law permits a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.)

Session: 114th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Last Action Date: July 29, 2015

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3051/all-info

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

86 sponsors: James Clyburn (D); Chris Van Hollen (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); John Larson (D); Gregory Meeks (D); Donna Edwards (D); James Langevin (D); Louise Slaughter (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Eric Swalwell (D); Katherine Clark (D); John Conyers (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Henry Johnson (D); Steve Cohen (D); Mark Pocan (D); Mark Takano (D); Adam Schiff (D); Andre Carson (D); Eliot Engel (D); James McGovern (D); Adam Smith (D); Elizabeth Esty (D); Jose Serrano (D); Betty McCollum (D); Chellie Pingree (D); Joseph Kennedy (D); Jerrold Nadler (D); Joyce Beatty (D); Theodore Deutch (D); Keith Ellison (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Mike Thompson (D); Tammy Duckworth (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Scott Peters (D); Niki Tsongas (D); Daniel Kildee (D); Brenda Lawrence (D); Cedric Richmond (D); Charles Rangel (D); Suzanne Bonamici (D); William Keating (D); Ted Lieu (D); Julia Brownley (D); C.A. Ruppersberger (D); Anna Eshoo (D); Marcia Fudge (D); Emanuel Cleaver (D); Robin Kelly (D); Gwen Moore (D); Kathy Castor (D); Doris Matsui (D); Steve Israel (D); Don Beyer (D); Beto O'Rourke (D); Alma Adams (D); John Carney (D); Al Green (D); G. Butterfield (D); Frederica Wilson (D); Joseph Crowley (D); John Lewis (D); Brendan Boyle (D); Linda Sanchez (D); Sam Farr (D); Elijah Cummings (D); Joe Courtney (D); Peter Visclosky (D); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D); Jackie Speier (D); Donald Payne (D); Ruben Hinojosa (D); Jared Huffman (D); Marc Veasey (D); Alan Lowenthal (D); Juan Vargas (D); John Yarmuth (D); Bennie Thompson (D); Hakeem Jeffries (D); Bill Foster (D); Ed Perlmutter (D); Barbara Lee (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 20% (86 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jul 29, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
House Jul 14, 2015 Introduced in House
House Jul 14, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Jul 16 2015 federal link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

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