Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
We know the background check system doesn't reduce crime but this bill wants it studied further over background check delays resulting in transfers to ineligible people.
Title: Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2023
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: January 9, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/60/all-info
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2 sponsors: Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Rashida Tlaib (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 9 2023 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 9 2023 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 13 2023 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill