US Congress House Bill 2871 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: Introduced on June 24 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-09 - 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]

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.

Keeping Guns From Criminals Act

Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-06-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-06-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2871/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2871/BILLS-114hr2871ih.pdf