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Handgun Registration Act of 2003

Introduced: February 25, 2003 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Passed House
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Became law
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Handgun Registration Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for an increase by 15 percent in Bureau of Justice Assistance formula grant funds for a State that has in effect throughout the State a law that requires: (1) each individual to whom a handgun is transferred to complete a handgun registration form that includes information identifying the transferee, the handgun, and the transferor and proof of insurance coverage for the transferee's liability to any person who, while engaged in lawful activity, suffers bodily injury or death through the misuse of that handgun resulting from the transferee's negligence; (2) each individual who possesses a handgun to complete a handgun registration form that includes information identifying the individual and handgun; and (3) the chief law enforcement officer of the State to furnish information from such forms to Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities upon request.
What's happening now March 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 900: Handgun Registration Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-900/
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"H.R. 900: Handgun Registration Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-900/.
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H.R. 900, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-900/.
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