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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB4612

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act

Subject:

Description: A bill 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: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Last Action Date: June 20, 2024

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4612/all-info

Sponsors

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4 sponsors: Cory Booker (D); Richard Blumenthal (D); Richard Durbin (D); Alex Padilla (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jun 20, 2024 Read twice and referred to the 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: S

Committee Name: Judiciary

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

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