HR 2898
118th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Secure Background Checks Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Secure Background Checks Act of 2023
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
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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