Firearms Retailer Code of Conduct Act of 2021
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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.
- IntroducedOct 22, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Firearms Retailer Code of Conduct Act of 2021
This bill establishes requirements for federal firearms licensees (e.g., gun dealers) and their employees regarding certain business practices, training, and certification. It also prohibits licensees from transferring firearms to certain individuals, including straw purchasers, gun traffickers, intoxicated individuals, or individuals at risk of harming themselves or others.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 22, 2021 to Jun 9, 2022; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Oct 22, 2021 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Apr 1, 2022 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jun 9, 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 Oct 22, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Oct 22, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 22, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 186, October 22, 2021, page H5833.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require federally licensed firearms manufacturers, importers, and dealers and their employees to undergo annual training to be eligible to sell a firearm, to require a notice to be posted at retail firearms locations that describes the signs of unlawful firearms purchases, to require such licensees to maintain physical security elements to prevent theft and a minimum level of business liability insurance, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Firearms Retailer Code of Conduct Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 22, 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.
