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HR 5080 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Secure Background Checks Act of 2021

Introduced: August 23, 2021 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Aug 23, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 23, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secure Background Checks Act of 2021

This bill extends federal restrictions on the receipt, possession, shipment, and transportation of firearms and ammunition to two new categories of persons:

  • persons who fail to meet the minimum age requirements imposed by federal law and by the law of their resident state; and
  • persons who are out-of-state residents and do not qualify for an exception, such as the temporary loan or rental of a firearm for lawful sporting purposes.

Additionally, the bill imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both—on an individual who ships, transports, or receives a firearm or ammunition while under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year.


What's happening now November 1, 2022

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Aug 23, 2021
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Aug 23, 2021
Perlmutter, Ed
· Aug 23, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5080: Secure Background Checks Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5080/
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"H.R. 5080: Secure Background Checks Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5080/.
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H.R. 5080, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5080/.
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