[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2392 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2392

 To require a seven-day waiting period before the receipt of a firearm.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2023

  Ms. Slotkin (for herself, Ms. Kuster, and Mr. Trone) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require a seven-day waiting period before the receipt of a firearm.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pause for Gun Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. 7-DAY WAITING PERIOD REQUIRED BEFORE THE RECEIPT OF A FIREARM.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(aa)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, in or affecting 
interstate or foreign commerce, to transfer a firearm to a person not 
licensed under this chapter unless at least 7 calendar days have 
elapsed since the transferee most recently offered to take possession 
of the firearm.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a temporary transfer if the 
transferor has no reason to believe that the transferee will use or 
intends to use the firearm in a crime or is prohibited from possessing 
firearms under State or Federal law, and the transfer takes place and 
the transferee's possession of the firearm is exclusively--
            ``(A) at a shooting range or in a shooting gallery or other 
        area designated for the purpose of target shooting;
            ``(B) while reasonably necessary for the purposes of 
        hunting, trapping, pest control on a farm or ranch, or fishing, 
        if the transferor--
                    ``(i) has no reason to believe that the transferee 
                intends to use the firearm in a place where it is 
                illegal; and
                    ``(ii) has reason to believe that the transferee 
                will comply with all licensing and permit requirements 
                for such hunting, trapping, pest control on a farm or 
                ranch, or fishing; or
            ``(C) while in the presence of the transferor.''.
    (b) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa) shall be fined not 
more than $250,000, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to conduct engaged in 
after the 90-day period that begins with the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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