Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation expands failed background checks.
Title: Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives: Licensing and registrations: Retail and wholesale trades
Description: Revises background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensee (e.g., a licensed gun dealer) to an unlicensed person. Additionally, the bill modifies statutory references with respect to a particular category of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm). Specifically, it replaces references to persons "adjudicated as a mental defective" with persons "adjudicated with mental illness, severe developmental disability, or severe emotional instability."
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 30.
Last Action Date: March 5, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1112/all-info
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16 sponsors: James Clyburn (D); Peter King (R); Joe Cunningham (D); Ilhan Omar (D); Harley Rouda (D); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D); Brad Sherman (D); Bradley Schneider (D); Andy Levin (D); Jamie Raskin (D); David Cicilline (D); Danny Davis (D); Val Demings (D); Thomas Suozzi (D); Tom Malinowski (D); Ro Khanna (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 5 2019 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 30. |
| Senate | Mar 4 2019 | Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 145, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Levin (MI) amendment No. 3. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1112. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | Mrs. Lesko moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H2291) |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lesko motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to insert new text on cases in which the transferee is a victim of a crime of domestic violence. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 194 - 232 (Roll no. 102). |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 198 (Roll no. 103). (text: CR H2284) |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 145. (consideration: CR H2277-2293) |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | Provides for one hour of debate on each measure. Only those amendments printed in the report shall be in order and the previous question shall be considered ordered without intervening motions except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 145 and Rule XVIII. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | The Speaker designated the Honorable Lauren Underwood to act as Chairwoman of the Committee. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1112. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | H.Amdt.49 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Rice (SC). (consideration: CR H2284-2285; text: CR H2285) |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 145, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rice (SC) amendment No. 1. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | H.Amdt.49 By unanimous consent, the Rice (SC) amendment was withdrawn. (consideration: CR H2285) |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | H.Amdt.50 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Schneider. (consideration: CR H2285-2287, H2289-2290; text: CR H2285) |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 145, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schneider amendment No. 2. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Schneider amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | H.Amdt.51 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Levin (MI). (consideration: CR H2287; text: CR H2287) |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | H.Amdt.51 On agreeing to the Levin (MI) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | H.Amdt.52 Amendment (A004) offered by Ms. Porter. (consideration: CR H2287-2288; text: CR H2288) |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 145, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Porter amendment No. 4. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | H.Amdt.52 On agreeing to the Porter amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | H.Amdt.53 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Van Drew. (consideration: CR H2288-2289, H2290-2291; text: CR H2288) |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | DEABTE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 145, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Van Drew amendment No. 5. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Van Drew amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Collins (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day. |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | H.Amdt.50 On agreeing to the Schneider amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 282 - 144 (Roll no. 100). |
| House | Feb 28 2019 | H.Amdt.53 On agreeing to the Van Drew amendment (A005) Agreed to by recorded vote: 234 - 193 (Roll no. 101). |
| House | Feb 26 2019 | Rule H. Res. 145 passed House. |
| House | Feb 25 2019 | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 145 Reported to House. Provides for one hour of debate on each measure. Only those amendments printed in the report shall be in order and the previous question shall be considered ordered without intervening motions except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. |
| House | Feb 22 2019 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-12. |
| House | Feb 22 2019 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 4. |
| House | Feb 13 2019 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| House | Feb 13 2019 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 14. |
| House | Feb 8 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| House | Feb 8 2019 | Introduced in House |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 16 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 22 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Engrossed | Feb 28 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Introduced | Mar 7 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
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| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed | Rating | Comments |
| On passage RC# 103 | 02/28/2019 | 228 | 198 | 6 | 0 | Yes |  |
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| On motion to recommit with instructions RC# 102 | 02/28/2019 | 194 | 232 | 5 | 0 | No |  |
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| On agreeing to the Van Drew amendment (A005) H.Amdt.53 RC# 101 | 02/28/2019 | 234 | 193 | 10 | 0 | Yes | |
 This amendment would allow a 25 day delay in processing a firearm sale. |
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| On agreeing to the Schneider amendment (A002) H.Amdt.50 RC# 100 | 02/28/2019 | 282 | 144 | 11 | 0 | Yes |  |
This amendment would require the FBI to report on the number of petitions that could not receive a determination in 10 days. |
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