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Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013

Introduced: January 3, 2013 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Jan 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Jan 3, 2013
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NICS Act) to modify the periods during which penalties are applicable to states that do not make certain records pertaining to firearms eligibility electronically available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICBCS). Repeals provisions authorizing the Attorney General to waive certain penalties if a state provides substantial evidence that it is making a reasonable effort to provide such records. Directs the Attorney General to publish, and make available on a publicly accessible website, an annual report that ranks states by the ratio of number of records submitted by each state to the estimated total number of available records of the state.

Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to: (1) require the head of each federal agency to submit to the Attorney General, biannually, a written certification indicating whether the agency has provided pertinent information contained in any agency record demonstrating that a person falls within a category of persons prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law; and (2) include a federal court as a federal department or agency, and require the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to perform the functions of a department or agency head, for purposes of such Act.

Amends the federal criminal code to define the terms "adjudicated as a mental defective" and "committed to a mental institution" for purposes of federal firearms provisions. Prohibits an individual so adjudicated before the effective date of this Act from applying for relief from disability under the NICS Act on the basis that the individual does not meet the requirements under such definition.

Prohibits a person who is not a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer from transferring a firearm to, or receiving a firearm from, another unlicensed person, except: (1) through a licensed dealer, which shall conduct a background check through the NICBCS; and (2) after inspecting a permit that confirms that such background check has been conducted. Specifies exceptions, including for: (1) the transfer of a bona fide gift between immediate family members; (2) a transfer that occurs by operation of law or by an executor or trustee because of the death of another person; (3) a temporary transfer that occurs in the home of the unlicensed transferee who believes that possession of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to the transferee; and (4) certain temporary transfers without the transfer of title at a shooting range, at a shooting competition, or while hunting, fishing, or trapping.

Prohibits an unlicensed transferee from receiving a firearm from an unlicensed transferor if the licensed dealer through which the transfer is made receives a notification from the NICBCS that the transfer is prohibited.

Sets forth requirements for a licensed dealer that assists in such transfer, including requirements to: (1) notify the transferor and transferee of compliance with background check requirements and of the receipt of any notification from the NICBCS that a transfer is prohibited, and (2) report to the Attorney General on such a transfer and on transfers of two or more pistols and/or revolvers to the same unlicensed transferee during any five consecutive business days. Permits such dealer to assess a processing fee.

What's happening now January 25, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 52
D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2014
Grayson, Alan
· Sep 26, 2013
D
Garamendi, John
California · Apr 11, 2013
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Apr 11, 2013
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 15, 2013
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 15, 2013
Esty, Elizabeth
· Mar 4, 2013
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 4, 2013
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 4, 2013
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 28, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Feb 26, 2013
CAPPS, LOIS
· Feb 25, 2013
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 25, 2013
D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Feb 25, 2013
D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 25, 2013
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 25, 2013
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 25, 2013
D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 5, 2013
FATTAH, CHAKA
· Feb 5, 2013
LOWEY, NITA
· Feb 5, 2013
PASTOR, ED
· Feb 5, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jan 25, 2013
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jan 25, 2013
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 25, 2013
Fudge, Marcia
· Jan 25, 2013
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 25, 2013
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 25, 2013
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 25, 2013
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 25, 2013
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 25, 2013
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 25, 2013
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 22, 2013
D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 22, 2013
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 22, 2013
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jan 22, 2013
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 15, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Jan 15, 2013
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jan 15, 2013
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 15, 2013
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 15, 2013
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 15, 2013
D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 15, 2013
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 15, 2013
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 15, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Jan 15, 2013
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 14, 2013
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jan 14, 2013
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 14, 2013
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 14, 2013
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 14, 2013
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