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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB137

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Legislation Overview

Title: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013

Subject: Business records: Criminal justice information and records: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use: Firearms and explosives: Government information and archives: Intergovernmental relations: Judicial procedure and administration: Law enforcement administration and funding: Licensing and registrations: Mental health: Retail and wholesale trades: User charges and fees: Crime and law enforcement

Description: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NICS Act) to modify the periods during which penalties are applicable to states that do not make certain records pertaining to firearms eligibility electronically available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICBCS). Repeals provisions authorizing the Attorney General to waive certain penalties if a state provides substantial evidence that it is making a reasonable effort to provide such records. Directs the Attorney General to publish, and make available on a publicly accessible website, an annual report that ranks states by the ratio of number of records submitted by each state to the estimated total number of available records of the state. Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to: (1) require the head of each federal agency to submit to the Attorney General, biannually, a written certification indicating whether the agency has provided pertinent information contained in any agency record demonstrating that a person falls within a category of persons prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law; and (2) include a federal court as a federal department or agency, and require the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to perform the functions of a department or agency head, for purposes of such Act. Amends the federal criminal code to define the terms "adjudicated as a mental defective" and "committed to a mental institution" for purposes of federal firearms provisions. Prohibits an individual so adjudicated before the effective date of this Act from applying for relief from disability under the NICS Act on the basis that the individual does not meet the requirements under such definition. Prohibits a person who is not a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer from transferring a firearm to, or receiving a firearm from, another unlicensed person, except: (1) through a licensed dealer, which shall conduct a background check through the NICBCS; and (2) after inspecting a permit that confirms that such background check has been conducted. Specifies exceptions, including for: (1) the transfer of a bona fide gift between immediate family members; (2) a transfer that occurs by operation of law or by an executor or trustee because of the death of another person; (3) a temporary transfer that occurs in the home of the unlicensed transferee who believes that possession of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to the transferee; and (4) certain temporary transfers without the transfer of title at a shooting range, at a shooting competition, or while hunting, fishing, or trapping. Prohibits an unlicensed transferee from receiving a firearm from an unlicensed transferor if the licensed dealer through which the transfer is made receives a notification from the NICBCS that the transfer is prohibited. Sets forth requirements for a licensed dealer that assists in such transfer, including requirements to: (1) notify the transferor and transferee of compliance with background check requirements and of the receipt of any notification from the NICBCS that a transfer is prohibited, and (2) report to the Attorney General on such a transfer and on transfers of two or more pistols and/or revolvers to the same unlicensed transferee during any five consecutive business days. Permits such dealer to assess a processing fee.

Session: 113th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

Last Action Date: January 25, 2013

Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN00137:@@@L&summ2=m&

Sponsors

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92 sponsors: McCarthy, Carolyn; Bass, Karen; Bishop, Timothy H.; Blumenauer, Earl; Brady, Robert A.; Capps, Lois; Capuano, Michael E.; Carney, John; Cartwright, Matt; Castor, Kathy; Christensen, Donna M.; Chu, Judy; Cicilline, David N.; Clark, Katherine M.; Cohen, Steve; Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"; Conyers, John, Jr.; Courtney, Joe; Cummings, Elijah E.; Davis, Susan A.; DeGette, Diana; DeLauro, Rosa L.; Deutch, Theodore E.; Doyle, Michael F.; Ellison, Keith; Eshoo, Anna G.; Esty, Elizabeth H.; Farr, Sam; Fattah, Chaka; Frankel, Lois; Fudge, Marcia L.; Garamendi, John; Grayson, Alan; Green, Al; Grijalva, Raul M.; Hahn, Janice; Higgins, Brian; Himes, James A.; Holt, Rush D.; Israel, Steve; Jackson-Lee, Sheila; Jeffries, Hakeem S.; Keating, William R.; Kennedy, Joseph; Langevin, James R.; Larsen, Rick; Larson, John B.; Lee, Barbara; Lofgren, Zoe; Lowenthal, Alan S.; Lowey, Nita M.; Lynch, Stephen F.; Maloney, Carolyn B.; Markey, Edward J.; Matsui, Doris O.; McCollum, Betty; McDermott, Jim; McGovern, James P.; Meng, Grace; Miller, George; Moore, Gwen; Moran, James P.; Nadler, Jerrold; Neal, Richard E.; Norton, Eleanor Holmes; Pallone, Frank, Jr.; Pascrell, Bill, Jr.; Pastor, Ed; Payne, Donald, Jr.; Perlmutter, Ed; Pingree, Chellie; Pocan, Mark; Price, David E.; Quigley, Mike; Sarbanes, John P.; Schakowsky, Janice D.; Schiff, Adam B.; Schwartz, Allyson Y.; Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"; Serrano, Jose E.; Shea-Porter, Carol; Sherman, Brad; Sires, Albio; Slaughter, Louise McIntosh; Smith, Adam; Speier, Jackie; Swalwell, Eric; Tierney, John F.; Tsongas, Niki; Van Hollen, Chris; Waxman, Henry A.; Wilson, Frederica S.;

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 21% (92 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 25, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
House Jan 3, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Jan 11 2013 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, Homeland Security, And Investigations

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

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