Ensuring Second Amendment Freedoms are Executed Timely Act
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.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring Second Amendment Freedoms are Executed Timely Act
This bill allows a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three calendar days (currently, three business days).
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2021 to Jun 22, 2022; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| R-MT | Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | May 19, 2022 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Jun 22, 2022 |
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 Mar 11, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Mar 11, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Mar 10, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1308)
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 H3227 | Andrew S. Clyde R-GA | Jun 28, 2021 |
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. 167, no. 46, March 11, 2021, page H1356.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prevent unnecessary delay in firearms transfers from licensed firearms dealers to unlicensed persons.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ensuring Second Amendment Freedoms are Executed Timely Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2021Introduced 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.
