US HB6717 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-11-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-11-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To ensure that the background check system used for firearms purchasers denies a firearm to a person prohibited from possessing guns by a lawful court order governing the pretrial release of the person.
Title
Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Jake Auchincloss [D-MA] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
| Rep. Ed Case [D-HI] | Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] | Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] |
| Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] | Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
| Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY] | Rep. Sara Jacobs [D-CA] | Rep. David Scott [D-GA] | Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV] |
| Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] | Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR] | Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA] |
| Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Kathy Manning [D-NC] | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] | Rep. Marilyn Strickland [D-WA] |
| Rep. Marie Newman [D-IL] | Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] | Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| 2022-02-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2022-02-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB4149 (Related) 2022-05-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6717/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr6717/BILLS-117hr6717ih.pdf |
