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H.R. 3051 114th Congress House

Background Check Completion Act

Official title: To eliminate the requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the national instant criminal background check system has been unable to complete a b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To eliminate the requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the national instant criminal background check system has been unable to complete a background check of the prospective transferee within 3 business days.

Introduced: July 14, 2015 Introduced by: James E. Clyburn Democratic · South Carolina See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesRetail and wholesale trades
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 14, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 14, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 29, 2015

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Background Check Completion Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to completion of a background check. (Current law permits a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5671 Urban Progress Act of 2016
  • S 2213 Background Check Completion Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 85
All 85 Democratic 46
Lee, Barbara
· Sep 12, 2016
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 18, 2016
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jul 18, 2016
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jul 14, 2016
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 12, 2016
Yarmuth, John
· Jul 7, 2016
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jul 6, 2016
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 6, 2016
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 5, 2016
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 5, 2016
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Jun 24, 2016
Payne, Donald
· Jun 24, 2016
Speier, Jackie
· Jun 22, 2016
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 21, 2016
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Jun 20, 2016
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 15, 2016
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jun 15, 2016
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 14, 2016
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jun 14, 2016
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Jun 14, 2016
FARR, SAM
· Jun 14, 2016
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 14, 2016
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jun 14, 2016
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 14, 2016
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 14, 2016
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 14, 2016
Carney, John
· Mar 14, 2016
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 4, 2016
O'Rourke, Beto
· Feb 4, 2016
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Dec 15, 2015
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 15, 2015
Fudge, Marcia
· Dec 15, 2015
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Dec 15, 2015
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Dec 15, 2015
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 15, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 15, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Dec 8, 2015
Eshoo, Anna
· Dec 8, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Dec 8, 2015
Ruppersberger, C.
· Dec 8, 2015
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Dec 3, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Dec 3, 2015
Kildee, Daniel
· Dec 3, 2015
Lawrence, Brenda
· Dec 3, 2015
RANGEL, CHARLES
· Dec 3, 2015
Richmond, Cedric
· Dec 3, 2015
Tsongas, Niki
· Nov 3, 2015
Blumenauer, Earl
· Oct 26, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Oct 26, 2015
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Oct 21, 2015
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