H.R. 715 (IH) - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2023 - BILLS-118hr715ih | Content Details

Category

Bills and Statutes

Collection

Congressional Bills

SuDoc Class Number

Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:

Congress Number

118th Congress

Congress Session

1st Session

Last Action Date Listed

February 1, 2023

Action

Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Peters, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Costa, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Cárdenas, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Norton, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Norcross, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Case, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Mr. Correa, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Underwood, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Beyer, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Meng, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Trone, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Casten, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Payne, Mr. Himes, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Adams, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Nickel, Ms. Ross, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Wild, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Chu, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Foster, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Levin, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Evans, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Bera, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Omar, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Takano, Ms. Pettersen, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. Craig, Ms. Brown, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Porter, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Balint, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Keating, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Crow, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Soto, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Allred, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Moskowitz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Bill Number

H.R. 715

Bill Version

Introduced in House (IH)

Short Title

Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2023

Full Title

To require a background check for every firearm sale.

Sponsors

Brian K. Fitzpatrick(PA)

Cosponsors

Mike Thompson (CA); Suzanne Bonamici (OR); Joyce Beatty (OH); Norma J. Torres (CA); Scott H. Peters (CA); David Scott (GA); Robin L. Kelly (IL); Adriano Espaillat (NY); Paul Tonko (NY); Jimmy Panetta (CA); Haley M. Stevens (MI); Kathy Castor (FL); Bradley Scott Schneider (IL); John Garamendi (CA); Sharice Davids (KS); Brian Higgins (NY); Jim Costa (CA); Gwen Moore (WI); Tony Cardenas (CA); Sara Jacobs (CA); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Betty McCollum (MN); Grace F. Napolitano (CA); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA); Mary Gay Scanlon (PA); Adam Smith (WA); Eric Swalwell (CA); Greg Stanton (AZ); Gerald E. Connolly (VA); Sylvia R. Garcia (TX); Chrissy Houlahan (PA); Rick Larsen (WA); Dina Titus (NV); Lizzie Fletcher (TX); Raul M. Grijalva (AZ); John B. Larson (CT); Donald Norcross (NJ); Mark DeSaulnier (CA); Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ); Salud O. Carbajal (CA); Ed Case (HI); Robert Garcia (CA); J. Luis Correa (CA); Dean Phillips (MN); Mike Quigley (IL); Jared Huffman (CA); Jennifer Wexton (VA); Joe Neguse (CO); Danny K. Davis (IL); Lauren Underwood (IL); Valerie P. Foushee (NC); Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (VA); Jahana Hayes (CT); Chris Pappas (NH); Joseph D. Morelle (NY); Grace Meng (NY); Jake Auchincloss (MA); David J. Trone (MD); Suzan K. DelBene (WA); Barbara Lee (CA); Sean Casten (IL); Brad Sherman (CA); Debbie Dingell (MI); Adam B. Schiff (CA); John P. Sarbanes (MD); Lloyd Doggett (TX); Jerrold Nadler (NY); Seth Moulton (MA); Nikema Williams (GA); Jamie Raskin (MD); Linda T. Sanchez (CA); Jill N. Tokuda (HI); Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ); James A. Himes (CT); Julia Brownley (CA); Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ); Alma S. Adams (NC); Daniel S. Goldman (NY); Wiley Nickel (NC); Deborah K. Ross (NC); Anna G. Eshoo (CA); James P. McGovern (MA); Matt Cartwright (PA); Stephen F. Lynch (MA); Susan Wild (PA); Jimmy Gomez (CA); Chellie Pingree (ME); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL); Judy Chu (CA); Juan Vargas (CA); Kevin Mullin (CA); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Bill Foster (IL); Joaquin Castro (TX); Mike Levin (CA); Marcy Kaptur (OH); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Earl Blumenauer (OR); Derek Kilmer (WA); Lucy McBath (GA); Dwight Evans (PA); Brendan F. Boyle (PA); Kweisi Mfume (MD); Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL); Stacey E. Plaskett (VI); Andrea Salinas (OR); Ami Bera (CA); Veronica Escobar (TX); Greg Landsman (OH); Ilhan Omar (MN); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA); Rosa L. DeLauro (CT); Lori Trahan (MA); Terri A. Sewell (AL); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Mark Takano (CA); Brittany Pettersen (CO); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL); Emanuel Cleaver (MO); Madeleine Dean (PA); Frederica S. Wilson (FL); Daniel T. Kildee (MI); Glenn Ivey (MD); Ro Khanna (CA); Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM); Angie Craig (MN); Shontel M. Brown (OH); Ayanna Pressley (MA); Jasmine Crockett (TX); Josh Gottheimer (NJ); Doris O. Matsui (CA); Katie Porter (CA); Gregory W. Meeks (NY); Pramila Jayapal (WA); Mark Pocan (WI); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY); Morgan McGarvey (KY); Raul Ruiz (CA); Hillary J. Scholten (MI); Ritchie Torres (NY); Becca Balint (VT); Jamaal Bowman (NY); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Andy Kim (NJ); Val T. Hoyle (OR); Christopher R. Deluzio (PA); Steve Cohen (TN); Ruben Gallego (AZ); Susie Lee (NV); Pete Aguilar (CA); William R. Keating (MA); C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD); Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE); Joe Courtney (CT); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA); Marilyn Strickland (WA); Lois Frankel (FL); Zoe Lofgren (CA); Jason Crow (CO); Abigail Davis Spanberger (VA); Sheila Jackson Lee (TX); Darren Soto (FL); Mikie Sherrill (NJ); Seth Magaziner (RI); Troy Carter (LA); Colin Z. Allred (TX); Elissa Slotkin (MI); Maxwell Frost (FL); Jared Moskowitz (FL)

Committees

Committee on the Judiciary (Standing)

United States Code Reference

18 U.S.C. 922, 924 and 927