US Congress House Bill 236 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize the Attorney General to inspect or examine the inventory and records of a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms to ensure compliance with recordkeeping requirements not more that three times a year (currently, not more than once a year) without reasonable cause and a warrant. Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to hire at least 50 additional personnel to carry out the additional inspections. Increases to five years the term of imprisonment for knowingly making a false statement or representation in required firearms records. Authorizes up to 10 years' imprisonment for: (1) providing false statements or identification related to the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition, or (2) selling or otherwise disposing of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person is prohibited from possessing a firearm. Authorizes the Attorney General to suspend a firearms license or subject a licensee to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for willfully violating firearms requirements or failing to have secure storage or safety devices available at any place firearms are sold to non-licensees (current law authorizes only license revocation). Permits a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, dealer, or collector who is indicted for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year to continue to operate under the license until the date of any conviction pursuant to the indictment (currently, until any conviction pursuant to the indictment becomes final).

Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013

Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
2013-01-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/236/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr236/BILLS-113hr236ih.pdf