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Introduced
03/22/2018
03/22/2018
In Committee
04/30/2018
04/30/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Ammunition Background Check Act of 2018
AI Summary
This bill, the Ammunition Background Check Act of 2018, aims to enhance the background check process in the United States to prevent the purchase of ammunition by individuals prohibited from doing so. The key provisions include:
1. Requiring background checks for most ammunition transfers, including those at gun shows or through online listings, with some exceptions such as transfers between family members.
2. Prohibiting the Attorney General from consolidating or centralizing records of ammunition acquisition, disposition, possession, or ownership.
3. Establishing penalties for violations, including fines and imprisonment.
4. Clarifying that the bill's requirements are limited to certain types of ammunition transfers and do not extend to lawful hunting, sporting, or possession for evaluation purposes.
5. Providing an effective date of 180 days after the bill's enactment.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (66)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)*,
Brendan Boyle (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Michael Capuano (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Colleen Hanabusa (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
James Langevin (D),
John Lewis (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Nita Lowey (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
José Serrano (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Niki Tsongas (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (on 04/30/2018)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5383/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5383/BILLS-115hr5383ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5383/BILLS-115hr5383ih.pdf.pdf |
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