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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB2898

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Secure Background Checks Act of 2023

Subject: Crime and law enforcement

Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a person who fails to meet age and residential requirements from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms and ammunition, to increase the penalties for transfer of a firearm to any person who is under indictment, and for other purposes.

Session: 118th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Last Action Date: April 26, 2023

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2898/all-info

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

19 sponsors: Joseph Neguse (D); Jake Auchincloss (D); Robin Kelly (D); Luis Correa (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Andre Carson (D); Melanie Stansbury (D); Nydia Velazquez (D); Henry Johnson (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Linda Sanchez (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Madeleine Dean (D); Ted Lieu (D); Glenn Ivey (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Jahana Hayes (D); Robert Menendez (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (19 of 435)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 26, 2023 Introduced in House
House Apr 26, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced May 5 2023 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

There have not been any votes on this bill

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