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H.R. 1116 116th Congress House

Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act

Official title: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals.

Introduced: March 25, 2019 Introduced by: Robin L. Kelly Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offensesDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFirearms and explosivesViolent crime
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Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 25, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act

This bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition.

Specifically, it adds the following new categories of prohibited persons:

  • persons convicted of a crime of violence in the most recent 10-year period;
  • persons under age 25 who have been adjudicated as having committed an offense that would have been a crime of violence if committed by an adult;
  • persons convicted, during a consecutive 3-year period in the most recent 10-year period, of two separate offenses involving drug or alcohol possession or distribution; and
  • persons convicted of stalking.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6318 Urban Progress Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 16
D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 18, 2019
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 27, 2019
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 15, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Mar 25, 2019
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 8, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 8, 2019
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 8, 2019
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 8, 2019
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 8, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 8, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1116: Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1116/
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"H.R. 1116: Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1116/.
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H.R. 1116, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1116/.
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