HR 138 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Handgun Licensing Act of 2001

Introduced Jan 3, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Jerrold Nadler D-NY

Latest action · Feb 12, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 3, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Handgun Licensing Act of 2001 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the Act) to prohibit the transfer of a handgun or handgun ammunition to an individual not licensed to engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms or ammunition, unless: (1) the transferor (or a licensed dealer under State law) has examined a valid handgun license issued to the individual by the State in which the transaction takes place and an additional valid photograph identification document and has contacted and has been informed by the chief law enforcement officer of the State that the handgun license has not been revoked; and (2) three business days have elapsed from the date on which the transferor received such information, or the individual has presented to the transferor a written document, issued not less than ten days earlier by the appropriate officer, stating that the transferee requires access to a handgun because of a threat to the life of the transferee or any member of the transferee's household.

Prohibits an unlicenced individual from receiving a handgun or handgun ammunition without possessing a valid handgun license issued to the individual by the State in which the transaction takes place.

Sets forth State law requirements, definitions of "handgun license" and "handgun ammunition," and penalties for violations of this Act.

Directs the Attorney General to make a grant to each State to cover the initial startup costs associated with establishing a licensing system.

Requires an applicant for a license to certify that the business is covered by an insurance policy which provides personal injury protection, to a limit of $100,000, to any person who, while engaged in lawful activity, suffers bodily injury or death through the use of a handgun obtained as a result of the applicant's negligence.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2001 to Feb 28, 2001; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NY	Anthony D. Weiner	Original	Jan 3, 2001
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Jan 3, 2001
D-NY	Eliot L. Engel	Original	Jan 3, 2001
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky	Original	Jan 3, 2001
D-NY	Joseph Crowley	Original	Jan 3, 2001
D-OH	Stephanie Tubbs Jones	Original	Jan 3, 2001
D-MD	Albert Russell Wynn		Jan 30, 2001
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush		Jan 30, 2001
D-MA	James P. McGovern		Jan 30, 2001
D-IN	Julia Carson		Jan 30, 2001
D-NY	Steve Israel		Jan 30, 2001
D-RI	James R. Langevin		Feb 14, 2001
D-IL	Luis V. Gutierrez		Feb 14, 2001
D-GA	Cynthia A. McKinney		Feb 28, 2001
D-CA	George Miller		Feb 28, 2001
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay		Feb 28, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jan 3, 2001
	Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee	Referred Feb 12, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 12, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2001Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 18, United States Code, to require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or handgun ammunition.
Short Titles as Introduced: Handgun Licensing Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House

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