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Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2018

Introduced: April 24, 2018 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 24, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 24, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2018

This bill establishes a statutory framework for the licensing and registration of all handguns owned, possessed, or controlled in the United States.

What's happening now May 22, 2018

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 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 21, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 24, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 24, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 24, 2018
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 24, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 24, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 24, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5607: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5607/
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"H.R. 5607: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5607/.
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