SAFER Now Act
Latest action · Apr 30, 2018 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.
- IntroducedMar 26, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act or the SAFER Now Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code, the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968:
- to prohibit a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check;
- to make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD), subject to specified exceptions and limitations;
- to require a gun dealer to conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between unlicensed persons;
- to require law enforcement agencies to be notified when a prohibited person attempts to purchase a grandfathered SAW;
- to allow a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program;
- to require a person who operates a gun show to meet certain requirements (e.g., minimum age and registration);
- to prohibit a firearm transfer between unlicensed persons at a gun show unless certain conditions are met;
- to make trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense; and
- to prohibit firearm sale or disposition to or receipt or possession by a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2018 to Jun 20, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 18, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 18, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 21, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 20, 2018 |
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 Mar 26, 2018 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Mar 26, 2018Introduced in House
- Mar 26, 2018Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4277 | Joyce Beatty D-OH | May 21, 2018 |
| House | Lists H3049H.R. 5410–5415 | — | Mar 26, 2018 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 52, March 26, 2018, page H3049.
Related bills 10
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1475 | Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017 | Related bill | Mar 21, 2017 |
| S 1539 | Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017 | Related bill | Mar 20, 2018 |
| HR 1612 | Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017 | Related bill | Mar 31, 2017 |
| S 1945 | Keep Americans Safe Act | Related bill | Oct 5, 2017 |
| S 2095 | Assault Weapons Ban of 2017 | Related bill | Mar 14, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve public safety through sensible reforms to firearms regulations.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SAFER Now Act
- Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Business records
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Justice
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Firearms and explosives
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Licensing and registrations
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Trade restrictions
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2018Introduced 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.
