COOL OFF Act
Latest action · Apr 8, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Choosing Our Own Lives Over Fast Firearms Act or the COOL OFF Act
This bill establishes a three-day waiting period for certain handgun transfers.
Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful for a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer to sell or transfer a handgun to an unlicensed individual unless three business days have elapsed since the licensee initiated a background check. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both.
Additionally, the bill makes it unlawful for an unlicensed individual to receive a handgun from another unlicensed individual unless at least three business days have elapsed since the recipient most recently offered to take possession of the handgun. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.
The three-day waiting period does not apply to certain handgun transfers, such as for a loan between spouses for a lawful purpose.
Cosponsors 76
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2019 to Feb 25, 2020; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Feb 13, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 25, 2020 |
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 Feb 28, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 8, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2019Referred 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H757 | Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL | Feb 4, 2020 |
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. 165, no. 37, February 28, 2019, page H2316.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1752 | COOL OFF Act | Reintroduced Bill | May 18, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun, with exceptions.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- COOL OFF Act
- Choosing Our Own Lives Over Fast Firearms Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in House
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