Gun Show Background Check Act of 2003
Latest action · Mar 6, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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 8, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Provides that if any part of a firearm transaction takes place at a gun show, each licensed importer, manufacturer, and dealer who transfers one or more firearms to a person who is not licensed shall, within ten days after the transfer, submit a report of the transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury. Sets forth penalties for violations.
Grants the Secretary authority to enter the place of business of any gun show promoter and any place where a gun show is held, during business hours and without a showing of reasonable cause or a warrant, for purposes of examining records and the inventory of licensees conducting business to determine compliance with this Act.
Increases penalties for: (1) serious record-keeping violations by licensees; and (2) violations of criminal background check requirements.
Modifies provisions regarding the national instant criminal background check system and the destruction of records in cases where receipt of a firearm would not violate the Brady Act or State law to provide for such destruction as soon as possible, consistent with the Attorney General's responsibility to ensure privacy and security of the system and to prevent system fraud and abuse, but in no event later than 90 days after the licensee first contacts the system.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2003 to Sep 22, 2003; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
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 8, 2003 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House
- Jan 8, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E36)
- Jan 8, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E36 | John Conyers, Jr. D-MI | Jan 8, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32842 | Gun Control Legislation Archived | Report | Nov 14, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To extend Brady background checks to gun shows, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Gun Show Background Check Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Business records
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Department of the Treasury
- Economics and Public Finance
- Exhibitions
- Fines (Penalties)
- Firearms control
- Fraud
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Identification devices
- Identification of criminals
- Law
- Licenses
- Recidivists
- Retail trade
- Right of privacy
- Searches and seizures
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.