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Introduced Session
113th Congress
Bill Summary
Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013
AI Summary
This bill, the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, aims to improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and expand its reach to all firearm sales. It proposes to penalize states that fail to submit required data to NICS, with increasing withholding of federal funds for states that provide less than 50%, 70%, and eventually 90% of the necessary records. Federal agencies will be required to certify semiannually that they have submitted all records of individuals prohibited from owning firearms to NICS, and the bill clarifies the definition of "adjudicated as a mental defective" to include court orders for involuntary mental health treatment. Crucially, Title II of the bill mandates that background checks, similar to those required for licensed dealers, must be conducted for all firearm transfers between private individuals, with exceptions for certain gifts, transfers due to death, temporary possession for self-defense, and specific hunting or shooting range activities. This expansion is intended to ensure that individuals prohibited from owning guns are identified regardless of whether the seller is a licensed dealer.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (92)
Carolyn McCarthy (D)*,
Karen Bass (D),
Timothy Bishop (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Robert Brady (D),
Lois Capps (D),
Michael Capuano (D),
John Carney (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Donna Christensen (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
John Conyers (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Susan Davis (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Keith Ellison (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Elizabeth Esty (D),
Sam Farr (D),
Chaka Fattah (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Marcia Fudge (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Alan Grayson (D),
Al Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Janice Hahn (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Rush Holt (D),
Steve Israel (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Hakeem Jeffries (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
James Langevin (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
John Larson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Nita Lowey (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McDermott (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Grace Meng (D),
George Miller (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
James Moran (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Ed Pastor (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
David Price (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Allyson Schwartz (D),
Bobby Scott (D),
José Serrano (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Louise Slaughter (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
John Tierney (D),
Niki Tsongas (D),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Henry Waxman (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. (on 01/25/2013)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/137/all-info | 03/06/2013 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr137ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr137ih.pdf.pdf | 01/28/2013 |
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