Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Background checks are ineffective at best, a waste of tax dollars on ineffective systems, and an infringement on law abiding citizens' rights. Yet another way to tax firearms multiple times. Financial harassment.
Title: Background Check Completion Act of 2021
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: A bill to prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/591/all-info
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27 sponsors: Richard Blumenthal (D); Christopher Murphy (D); Richard Durbin (D); Chris Van Hollen (D); Dianne Feinstein (D); Elizabeth Warren (D); Edward Markey (D); Ron Wyden (D); Robert Casey (D); Jack Reed (D); Sheldon Whitehouse (D); Tammy Baldwin (D); Tammy Duckworth (D); Amy Klobuchar (D); Mazie Hirono (D); Sherrod Brown (D); Christopher Coons (D); Robert Menendez (D); Benjamin Cardin (D); Tim Kaine (D); Patrick Leahy (D); Cory Booker (D); Kirsten Gillibrand (D); Tina Smith (D); Martin Heinrich (D); Bernard Sanders (I); Alex Padilla (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
Senate | Mar 4 2021 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Apr 8 2021 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill