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115th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Firearms and explosives
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Retail and wholesale trades
Background Check Completion Act of 2017
Introduced: October 5, 2017
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Oct 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Background Check Completion Act of 2017
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.)
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Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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