Background Check Completion Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 14, 2018 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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.
- IntroducedOct 5, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Background Check Completion Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to completion of a background check. (Current law permits a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.)
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 5, 2017 to Apr 9, 2018; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Oct 5, 2017 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Apr 9, 2018 |
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 Oct 5, 2017Hearings Mar 14, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2018Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
- Oct 5, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Oct 5, 2017Read twice and referred to the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1863 | Doug Jones D-AL | Mar 21, 2018 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2213 | Background Check Completion Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Oct 28, 2015 |
| HR 3464 | Background Check Completion Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Feb 27, 2018 |
| HR 5164 | Urban Progress Act of 2018 | Related bill | Apr 6, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Background Check Completion Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2017Introduced in Senate
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