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Proposed Federal Senate Legislation HB2898

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

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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)

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 bill text	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

There have not been any votes on this bill

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