3.0.0 2871 2023-01-11T13:30:51Z 2023-01-11T13:30:51Z House HR 2015-06-24 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 24, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEYER:H.R. 2871.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3 of Section 8 or Article I fo the U.S.Constitution[Page H4651]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2015-07-09T20:52:33Z Referred to 2015-06-24T14:01:20Z 2015-07-09 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2015-06-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 N V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2015-06-24 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2015-06-24 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2015-06-24 True D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2015-06-24 True R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2015-06-24 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2015-06-24 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2015-06-24 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2015-07-07 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] SAM FARR D CA 20 2015-07-07 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2015-07-07 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2015-07-07 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2015-07-07 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2015-07-21 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2015-07-23 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2015-10-20 False T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2015-11-03 False S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2015-12-10 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2015-12-15 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2016-07-06 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Licensing and registrations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-06-24 Introduced in House 2016-01-12T15:28:20Z Keeping Guns From Criminals Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the criminal liability standard for certain firearm sales or transfers.

Current law makes it a crime for any person to knowingly sell or transfer a firearm to a prohibited person (i.e., a person who is prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm). This legislation eliminates the "knowingly" standard to impose criminal liability on any person who sells or transfers a firearm to a prohibited person, regardless of whether such seller or transferor knows that the buyer is a prohibited person.

A defendant seller or transferor may assert as an affirmative defense against prosecution evidence to prove that the buyer or recipient passed a background check or possessed a valid concealed carry permit in the state of transfer.

The affirmative defense does not apply if defendant knew or had reasonable cause to believe the buyer or recipient was a prohibited person.

]]> Keeping Guns From Criminals Act Display Title Keeping Guns From Criminals Act Official Title as Introduced To provide an incentive for firearm owners to sell their firearms safely and responsibly. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Keeping Guns From Criminals Act Introduced in House 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2871ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2871ih.xml 2015-07-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.