HR 8760 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act

Introduced Aug 30, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Joseph D. Morelle D-NY

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. IntroducedAug 30, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to states and tribal governments for the development, implementation, improvement, or evaluation of firearms dealer licensing programs.

Cosponsors 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 30, 2022 to Oct 14, 2022; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-GADavid ScottOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-PADwight EvansOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-NYGrace MengOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-MALori TrahanOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-CASara JacobsOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-ILSean CastenOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalAug 30, 2022
D-CAKatie PorterSep 2, 2022
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonSep 2, 2022
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Sep 28, 2022
D-ILDanny K. DavisOct 4, 2022
D-HIEd CaseOct 4, 2022
D-NYBrian HigginsOct 14, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Aug 30, 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. Aug 30, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Aug 30, 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: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 140, August 30, 2022, page H7731.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1595State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement ActReintroduced BillMar 14, 2023

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement 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. Aug 30, 2022Introduced in House

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