Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB3375
Legislation Overview
Title: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the national instant criminal background check system before being allowed to transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee.
Subject: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives: Licensing and registrations: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the national instant criminal background check system before being allowed to transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee. This bill amends the federal criminal code to lengthen from 3 to 14 business days the submitted background check completion period that must elapse before a licensed gun dealer is permitted to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person whose background check remains incomplete.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: September 28, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3375/all-info
Sponsors
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15 sponsors: Nita Lowey (D); Carolyn Maloney (D); David Cicilline (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Lois Frankel (D); Barbara Lee (D); Eliot Engel (D); Michael Honda (D); Don Beyer (D); Henry Johnson (D); Jose Serrano (D); Sam Farr (D); Rick Larsen (D); Mark Takai (D); Juan Vargas (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (15 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Sep 28, 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Jul 29, 2015 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jul 29, 2015 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Aug 7 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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