Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2001
Latest action · Jan 22, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S295-298)
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 22, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits transferring or receiving a qualifying firearm unless the recipient presents a valid firearms license, the license is verified, and the dealer records a tracking authorization number. Prescribes firearms transfer reporting and record keeping requirements. Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain a Federal record of sale system.
Prohibits: (1) transferring a firearm to any person other than a licensee, unless the transfer is processed through a licensed dealer in accordance with national instant criminal background check system requirements, with exceptions; (2) a licensed manufacturer or dealer from failing to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements of this Act; (3) failing to report the loss or theft of the firearm to the Secretary within 72 hours; (4) failing to report to the Secretary an address change within 60 days; or (5) keeping a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition for the firearm, knowing or recklessly disregarding the risk that a child is capable of gaining access, if a child uses the firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury.
Prescribes penalties for violations of firearms provisions covered by this Act.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish and maintain a firearm injury information clearinghouse; (2) conduct continuing studies and investigations of firearm-related deaths and injuries; and (3) collect and maintain current production and sales figures of each licensed manufacturer.
Authorizes the Secretary to certify State firearm licensing or record of sale systems.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2001 to Jan 31, 2001; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jan 22, 2001 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jan 22, 2001 |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Jan 31, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 22, 2001 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2001Introduced in Senate
- Jan 22, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S294-295)
- Jan 22, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S295-298)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S294Text printed S295–S298 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA (text) | Jan 22, 2001 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Accident prevention
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Age (Law)
- Aliens
- Ammunition
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Assault weapons
- Business records
- Child safety
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Criminal justice information systems
- Criminal negligence
- Data banks
- Department of the Treasury
- Drug abuse
- Drug addicts
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Ex-offenders
- Families
- Family violence
- Federal preemption
- Federal-state relations
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fingerprints
- Firearms
- Firearms control
- Firearms injuries
- Firearms owners
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Fugitives from justice
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Health
- Identification devices
- Identification of criminals
- Illegal aliens
- Immigration
- Imports
- Injunctions
- Larceny
- Law
- Licenses
- Mentally ill
- Military and naval offenses
- Military discharges
- Photography
- Retail trade
- Safety measures
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Stalking
- State laws
- Storage
- Violence
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2001Introduced in Senate
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