Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB6453
Legislation Overview
Title: To direct the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Cardiovascular and respiratory health: Congressional oversight: Criminal justice information and records: Emergency medical services and trauma care: Firearms and explosives: Infectious and parasitic diseases: Retail and wholesale trades
Description: Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report comparative data on background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and background checks conducted during the equivalent period of 2019.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 3, 2020
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6453/all-info
Sponsors
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18 sponsors: Mike Quigley (D); David Cicilline (D); Joseph Neguse (D); Don Beyer (D); Jahana Hayes (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Eliot Engel (D); Barbara Lee (D); Gwen Moore (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Jerrold Nadler (D); Bradley Schneider (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Nydia Velazquez (D); Kathy Castor (D); James Himes (D); Bobby Rush (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (18 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 3, 2020 | Introduced in House |
| House | Apr 3, 2020 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 18 2020 | 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
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