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S 2213 114th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Licensing and registrations Retail and wholesale trades

Background Check Completion Act of 2015

Introduced: October 28, 2015 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Oct 28, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 28, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Background Check Completion Act of 2015

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.)

What's happening now October 28, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5671 Related bill Urban Progress Act of 2016
  • HR 3051 Related bill Background Check Completion Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 11
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 1, 2016
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 17, 2015
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Oct 29, 2015
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 28, 2015
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Oct 28, 2015
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Oct 28, 2015
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Oct 28, 2015
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Oct 28, 2015
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Oct 28, 2015
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Oct 28, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Oct 28, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2213: Background Check Completion Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2213/
MLA
"S. 2213: Background Check Completion Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2213/.
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S. 2213, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2213/.
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[S. 2213: Background Check Completion Act of 2015](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2213/)
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