Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act
Latest action · Jul 30, 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.
- IntroducedJun 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act
This bill authorizes a grant program for states, local governments, and Indian tribes to implement and evaluate handgun purchaser licensing requirements.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2019 to Sep 9, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 9, 2019 |
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 Jun 13, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jul 30, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jun 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 13, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 99, June 13, 2019, page H4696.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-8 | PREPARING FOR THE STORM: REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM222 pages | Financial Services Committee | Mar 13, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2019Introduced 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.
