Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013
Latest action · Jan 25, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
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 14, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize the Attorney General to inspect or examine the inventory and records of a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms to ensure compliance with recordkeeping requirements not more than three times a year (currently, not more than once a year) without reasonable cause and a warrant. Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to hire at least 50 additional personnel to carry out the additional inspections.
Increases to five years the term of imprisonment for knowingly making a false statement or representation in required firearms records. Authorizes up to 10 years' imprisonment for: (1) providing false statements or identification related to the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition, or (2) selling or otherwise disposing of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person is prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Authorizes the Attorney General to suspend a firearms license or subject a licensee to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for willfully violating firearms requirements or failing to have secure storage or safety devices available at any place firearms are sold to non-licensees (current law authorizes only license revocation).
Permits a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, dealer, or collector who is indicted for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year to continue to operate under the license until the date of any conviction pursuant to the indictment (currently, until any conviction pursuant to the indictment becomes final).
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 14, 2013 to May 6, 2013, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jan 14, 2013 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jan 14, 2013 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jan 14, 2013 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Jan 14, 2013 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Jan 14, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 14, 2013 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 18, 2013 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 18, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jan 18, 2013 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 18, 2013 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jan 18, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jan 18, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jan 23, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 4, 2013 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Feb 4, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
- Jan 14, 2013Introduced in House
- Jan 14, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Justice
- Firearms and explosives
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Licensing and registrations
- Retail and wholesale trades
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2013Introduced in House
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