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House Bill 1112
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Feb 28, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 8, 2019
Latest Action
Mar 5, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1112
Congress
116
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
James E. Clyburn
South Carolina
Democrat
Brad Sherman
California
Democrat
Harley Rouda
California
Democrat
Ro Khanna
California
Democrat
Val Demings
Florida
Democrat
Brad Schneider
Illinois
Democrat
Danny K. Davis
Illinois
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Maryland
Democrat
Andy Levin
Michigan
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Minnesota
Democrat
Tom Malinowski
New Jersey
Democrat
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
New York
Republican
Peter King
New York
Democrat
Tom Suozzi
New York
Democrat
David Cicilline
Rhode Island
Democrat
Joe Cunningham
South Carolina
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (0)
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
103
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019

This bill revises background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensee (e.g., a licensed gun dealer) to an unlicensed person.

Text (4)
Placed on Calendar Senate
March 5, 2019
Engrossed in House
February 28, 2019
Reported in House
February 22, 2019
Introduced in House
February 8, 2019
Amendments (5)
Feb 28, 2019
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 53
Amendment allows an individual or a company who contacts NICS, and who was not notified that the transfer is legally permissible within 3 business days of the initial date of contact, to rely on information provided by NICS respecting a transfer for 25 days after the transfer becomes legally permissible.
Agreed To
Feb 28, 2019
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 52
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 116-14 to require a report analyzing the impact of the bill on the safety of victims of domestic violence, domestic abuse, dating partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Agreed To
Feb 28, 2019
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 51
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 116-14 to require GAO to submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, analyzing the extent to which the new Section 922(t)(1)(B)(ii) of title 18, United States Code, added by the bill prevents firearms from being transferred to prohibited persons.
Agreed To
Feb 28, 2019
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 50
Amendment requires the FBI to report on the number of petitions it was not able to make a determination on within the 10-day period.
Agreed To
Feb 28, 2019
Withdrawn
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 49
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 116-14 to grant NICS examiners access to the National Data Exchange when reviewing firearm transfers.
Active
Related Bills (1)
Feb 26, 2019
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 145
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to require a background check for every firearm sale, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1112) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee.
Active
Type
Procedurally-Related Measure
Procedurally-Related Measure
Legislation that affects consideration of other legislation (e.g., a rule for consideration, a bill ordered to be reported or passed in lieu of another measure). Identical bills, companion measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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