US HB3051 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 86-0)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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.)

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Title

Background Check Completion Act

Sponsors

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

History

DateChamberAction
2015-07-29HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-07-14HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-07-14HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB2213 (Related) 2015-10-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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