HR 1752 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

COOL OFF Act

Introduced Mar 10, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 18, 2021 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 10, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 77

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2021 to Apr 22, 2021; 74 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-TXAl GreenOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-ILBill FosterOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMar 10, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMar 10, 2021
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-HIEd CaseOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMar 10, 2021
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMar 10, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CARo KhannaOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-ILSean CastenOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-CATed LieuOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMar 10, 2021
D-PAMichael F. DoyleMar 18, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsApr 8, 2021
D-MAJake AuchinclossApr 22, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 10, 2021
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred May 18, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Mar 10, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Mar 10, 2021Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 45, March 10, 2021, page H1326.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 667COOL OFF ActReintroduced BillJan 31, 2023
HR 1454COOL OFF ActReintroduction ofApr 8, 2019

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.

  1. Mar 10, 2021Introduced in House

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