Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB8842
Legislation Overview
Title: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To ensure that the background check system used for firearms purchases denies a firearm to a person prohibited from possessing a firearm by a lawful court order governing the pretrial release of the person.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 26, 2024
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8842/all-info
Companion Bill: SB4612
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Daniel Goldman (D); Adam Schiff (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Rashida Tlaib (D); Adriano Espaillat (D); Delia Ramirez (D); Seth Magaziner (D); Gabe Amo (D); Jahana Hayes (D); Maxwell Frost (D); Robert Garcia (D); Emanuel Cleaver (D); Jake Auchincloss (D); Becca Balint (D); Katie Porter (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (17 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 26, 2024 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jun 26, 2024 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Aug 9 2024 | 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: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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