House Bill 882
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 5, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
882
Congress
117
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act
This bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing firearms or ammunition.
Specifically, it adds the following new categories of prohibited persons:
- persons convicted of a crime of violence in the most recent 10-year period;
- persons under age 25 who have been adjudicated as having committed an offense that would have been a crime of violence if committed by an adult;
- persons convicted, during a consecutive 3-year period in the most recent 10-year period, of two separate offenses involving drug or alcohol possession or distribution; and
- persons convicted of stalking.
February 5, 2021
04/23/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
02/05/2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
02/05/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:51 PM