Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB6717
Legislation Overview
Title: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To ensure that the background check system used for firearms purchasers denies a firearm to a person prohibited from possessing guns by a lawful court order governing the pretrial release of the person.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: November 1, 2022
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6717/all-info
Sponsors
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27 sponsors: Carolyn Maloney (D); Jake Auchincloss (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Ed Case (D); Adriano Espaillat (D); Grace Meng (D); Bobby Rush (D); Thomas Suozzi (D); Theodore Deutch (D); Andre Carson (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Joseph Morelle (D); Sara Jacobs (D); David Scott (D); Dina Titus (D); Danny Davis (D); Jahana Hayes (D); Suzanne Bonamici (D); Madeleine Dean (D); Dwight Evans (D); Kathy Manning (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Marilyn Strickland (D); Marie Newman (D); Mary Gay Scanlon (D); Adam Schiff (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (27 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Nov 1, 2022 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Feb 11, 2022 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 11, 2022 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 18 2022 | 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, and Homeland Security
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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