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H.R. 6717 (IH) - Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:
- Congress Number
- 117th Congress
- Congress Session
- 2nd Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- February 11, 2022
- Action
- Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Auchincloss, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Case, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Meng, Mr. Rush, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Carson, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Jacobs of California, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Titus, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Dean, Mr. Evans, Ms. Manning, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Newman, and Ms. Scanlon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
- Bill Number
- H.R. 6717
- Bill Version
- Introduced in House (IH)
- Short Title
- Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
- Full Title
- To ensure that the background check system used for firearms purchasers denies a firearm to a person prohibited from possessing guns by a lawful court order governing the pretrial release of the person.
- Sponsors
- Carolyn B. Maloney(NY)
- Cosponsors
- Jake Auchincloss (MA); Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Ed Case (HI); Adriano Espaillat (NY); Grace Meng (NY); Bobby L. Rush (IL); Thomas R. Suozzi (NY); Theodore E. Deutch (FL); Andre Carson (IN); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Joseph D. Morelle (NY); Sara Jacobs (CA); David Scott (GA); Dina Titus (NV); Danny K. Davis (IL); Jahana Hayes (CT); Suzanne Bonamici (OR); Madeleine Dean (PA); Dwight Evans (PA); Kathy E. Manning (NC); Mark DeSaulnier (CA); Marilyn Strickland (WA); Marie Newman (IL); Mary Gay Scanlon (PA)
- Committees
- Committee on the Judiciary (Standing)
- United States Code References
- 18 U.S.C. 921, 922, 923, 923Section, 925A
and
925ASection
34 U.S.C. 10132, 40901, 40911, 40912 and 40913