HR 260 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Gun Show Background Check Act of 2003

Introduced Jan 8, 2003 Originated House Sponsor John Conyers, Jr. D-MI

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Latest action · Mar 6, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Gun Show Background Check Act of 2003 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require registration of gun show promoters and to set forth the responsibilities of promoters, licensees, and other transferors.

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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-FLJim DavisOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NJRush HoltOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernJan 27, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoJan 27, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonJan 27, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensJan 27, 2003
D-CAMaxine WatersJan 27, 2003
D-NYNita M. LoweyJan 27, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsJan 27, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJan 27, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesJan 27, 2003
D-CATom LantosJan 27, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelFeb 5, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisFeb 5, 2003
D-CALoretta SanchezFeb 5, 2003
D-NJSteven R. RothmanFeb 13, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumMar 4, 2003
D-RIJames R. LangevinApr 1, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenJun 18, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezJun 18, 2003
D-CABrad ShermanSep 9, 2003
D-NCMelvin L. WattSep 22, 2003

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 8, 2003
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Mar 6, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jan 8, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E36)
  4. 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E36John Conyers, Jr. D-MIJan 8, 2003

Research

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CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RL32842Gun Control Legislation ArchivedReportNov 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.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House

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