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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB8842

Legislation Overview

Title: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act

Subject: Crime and law enforcement

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

Session: 118th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Last Action Date: June 26, 2024

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8842/all-info

Companion Bill: SB4612

Sponsors

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17 sponsors: Daniel Goldman (D); Adam Schiff (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Rashida Tlaib (D); Adriano Espaillat (D); Delia Ramirez (D); Seth Magaziner (D); Gabe Amo (D); Jahana Hayes (D); Maxwell Frost (D); Robert Garcia (D); Emanuel Cleaver (D); Jake Auchincloss (D); Becca Balint (D); Katie Porter (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Jun 26 2024	Introduced in House
House	Jun 26 2024	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Aug 9 2024	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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