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S 1116 118th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

Background Check Completion Act of 2023

Introduced: March 30, 2023 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Mar 30, 2023
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Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Background Check Completion Act of 2023

This bill prohibits a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the 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.

What's happening now March 30, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 17 Independent 1
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 17, 2023
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 30, 2023
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 30, 2023
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 30, 2023
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Mar 30, 2023
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 30, 2023
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 30, 2023
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 30, 2023
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 30, 2023
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 30, 2023
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 30, 2023
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 30, 2023
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Padilla, Alex
California · Mar 30, 2023
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 30, 2023
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 30, 2023
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 30, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 30, 2023
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 30, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1116: Background Check Completion Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1116/
MLA
"S. 1116: Background Check Completion Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1116/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1116, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1116/.
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[S. 1116: Background Check Completion Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1116/)
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