HR 7904 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2022

Introduced May 27, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Norma J. Torres D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 27, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2022

This bill expands reporting requirements with respect to sales or dispositions of multiple firearms.

Currently, a federal firearms licensee (e.g., a gun dealer) must report multiple sales or dispositions of pistols or revolvers to the same person within five business days. This bill requires a federal firearms licensee to report multiple sales or dispositions of any firearms to the same person within five business days.

Cosponsors 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 27, 2022 to Jul 1, 2022; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalMay 27, 2022
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMay 27, 2022
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-TXLizzie FletcherOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-CASara JacobsOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-CATed LieuOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalMay 27, 2022
D-NYAdriano EspaillatMay 31, 2022
D-TXAl GreenMay 31, 2022
D-MAJake AuchinclossMay 31, 2022
D-CALinda T. SánchezMay 31, 2022
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardMay 31, 2022
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiMay 31, 2022
D-MDDavid J. TroneJul 1, 2022
D-NVDina TitusJul 1, 2022
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaJul 1, 2022
D-NCKathy E. ManningJul 1, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred May 27, 2022
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Nov 1, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. May 27, 2022Introduced in House
  3. May 27, 2022Referred 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: According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the United States Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within the Constitutional Authority of the United States Congress. Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 93, May 27, 2022, page H5221.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4202Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2023Reintroduced BillJun 16, 2023
HR 4324Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2019Reintroduction ofOct 2, 2019

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand to all firearms the requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to the same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 27, 2022Introduced in House

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