Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB4344
Legislation Overview
Title: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2017
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Crime prevention: Criminal justice information and records: Department of Health and Human Services: Detention of persons: Firearms and explosives: Government studies and investigations: Health information and medical records: Intergovernmental relations: Law enforcement administration and funding: Medical tests and diagnostic methods: Mental health: State and local government operations: Violent crime
Description: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2017 This bill requires each state to: establish a reporting system through which mental health professionals may report information about an individual committed to a mental institution who poses a danger or an individual who communicates a serious threat of violence, provide mental health records to the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System for use in determining whether a person is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm, and establish a process related to the temporary involuntary commitment of individuals at mental health facilities. Beginning 10 years after enactment, the Department of Justice must reduce by 5% funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for a state that fails to comply with requirements. The bill amends the federal criminal code to expand the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm) to include persons who communicate a serious threat of violence to a mental health professional. Finally, it replaces various statutory references to persons adjudicated as a "mental defective" with persons adjudicated as "ineligible due to disqualifying mental status."
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: December 13, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4344/all-info
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: David Cicilline (D); Ro Khanna (D); James McGovern (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Steve Cohen (D); Alcee Hastings (D); William Keating (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (7 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Dec 13, 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Nov 10, 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| House | Nov 9, 2017 | Introduced in House |
| House | Nov 9, 2017 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| House | Nov 9, 2017 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Nov 21 2017 | 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
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