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HR 1708 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives Life, casualty, property insurance

Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2017

Introduced: March 23, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 23, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a firearm purchase by or sale to a person who is not covered by a qualified liability insurance policy. Additionally, it requires the owner of a newly purchased firearm to be covered by a qualified liability insurance policy.

A qualified liability insurance policy, with respect to a firearm purchaser, is a policy: (1) that covers the purchaser specifically for losses resulting from use of the firearm while it is owned by the purchaser, and (2) that is issued by an insurer licensed or authorized by the state in which the purchaser resides.

The prohibition does not apply to a firearm purchase or sale for the use of a federal, state, or local government.

A violator is subject to a fine.

What's happening now April 6, 2017

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 21, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 26, 2018
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Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 3, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 23, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1708: Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1708/
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"H.R. 1708: Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1708/.
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H.R. 1708, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1708/.
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