HR 2935
105th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Commerce
Criminal justice information
Criminal justice information systems
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to law enforcement
Firearms control
Government Operations and Politics
Identification of criminals
Retail trade
State laws
Brady Voluntary Compliance Act
Introduced: November 8, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Nov 8, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 8, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Brady Voluntary Compliance Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for a 25 percent reduction (and redistribution) of funds to a State under the drug control and system improvement grant (Byrne) program unless such State has in effect throughout the State a law which requires that a background check of the type described in the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act be conducted in connection with the purchase of a handgun by any individual from a licensed firearms dealer in such State.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
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