Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB2213
Legislation Overview
Title: Background Check Completion Act of 2015
Subject: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives: Licensing and registrations: Retail and wholesale trades: Crime and law enforcement
Description: Background Check Completion Act of 2015 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: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: October 28, 2015
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d114:SN02213:@@@L&summ2=m&
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Richard Blumenthal (D); Cory Booker (D); Barbara Boxer (D); Benjamin Cardin (D); Robert Casey (D); Christopher Coons (D); Richard Durbin (D); Dianne Feinstein (D); Kirsten Gillibrand (D); Mazie Hirono (D); Tim Kaine (D); Edward Markey (D); Robert Menendez (D); Christopher Murphy (D); Jack Reed (D); Elizabeth Warren (D); Sheldon Whitehouse (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 17% (17 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Oct 28, 2015 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Oct 30 2015 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
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