Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB4612
Legislation Overview
Title: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
Subject:
Description: A bill to ensure that the background check system used for firearms purchases denies a firearm to a person prohibited from possessing a firearm by a lawful court order governing the pretrial release of the person.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 20, 2024
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4612/all-info
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Cory Booker (D); Richard Blumenthal (D); Richard Durbin (D); Alex Padilla (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jun 20, 2024 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Aug 9 2024 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
