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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB6717

Legislation Overview

Title: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act

Subject: Crime and law enforcement

Description: To ensure that the background check system used for firearms purchasers denies a firearm to a person prohibited from possessing guns by a lawful court order governing the pretrial release of the person.

Session: 117th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Last Action Date: November 1, 2022

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6717/all-info

Sponsors

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27 sponsors: Carolyn Maloney (D); Jake Auchincloss (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Ed Case (D); Adriano Espaillat (D); Grace Meng (D); Bobby Rush (D); Thomas Suozzi (D); Theodore Deutch (D); Andre Carson (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Joseph Morelle (D); Sara Jacobs (D); David Scott (D); Dina Titus (D); Danny Davis (D); Jahana Hayes (D); Suzanne Bonamici (D); Madeleine Dean (D); Dwight Evans (D); Kathy Manning (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Marilyn Strickland (D); Marie Newman (D); Mary Gay Scanlon (D); Adam Schiff (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Nov 1 2022	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
House	Feb 11 2022	Introduced in House
House	Feb 11 2022	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Feb 18 2022	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: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill

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