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Ammunition Background Check Act of 2018

Introduced: March 22, 2018 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Mar 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ammunition Background Check Act of 2018

This bill establishes new federal requirements for ammunition sales.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

  • establishes background check requirements,
  • expands recordkeeping requirements, and
  • establishes reporting requirements for certain bulk sales.
What's happening now March 22, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 22, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2627: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2627/
MLA
"S. 2627: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2627/.
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S. 2627, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2627/.
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[S. 2627: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2627/)
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