Background Check Expansion Act
Latest action · Oct 25, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 25, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Background Check Expansion Act
This bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals).
Specifically, it prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check.
The prohibition does not apply to certain firearm transfers, such as a gift between spouses in good faith.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 25, 2017 to Jul 19, 2018; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Oct 25, 2017 |
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 25, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Oct 25, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 S1296 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Mar 1, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6891 | Christopher Murphy D-CT | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6841 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Oct 26, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 42 | Background Check Expansion Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 8, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require a background check for every firearm sale.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Background Check Expansion Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
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