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PA Bill Number: HB777

Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions and providing for the offense of sale of firearm or firearm parts without ...

Description: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions and providing for the offense of sale of firearm or firearm parts without ...

Last Action: Third consideration and final passage (104-97)

Last Action Date: Mar 27, 2024

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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB8

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Mandating background checks for all sales, outlawing private sales without going through a licensed dealer. Another way to tax and re-tax firearms sales.

Legislation Overview

Title: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021

Subject: Crime and law enforcement

Description: To require a background check for every firearm sale.

Session: 117th Congress

Last Action: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390.

Last Action Date: May 25, 2022

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8/all-info

Sponsors

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211 sponsors: Mike Thompson (D); Jerrold Nadler (D); Fred Upton (R); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Christopher Smith (R); Robin Kelly (D); Brian Fitzpatrick (R); Lucy McBath (D); Theodore Deutch (D); Thomas Suozzi (D); Peter DeFazio (D); Jahana Hayes (D); Brenda Lawrence (D); Dwight Evans (D); Elizabeth Fletcher (D); David Cicilline (D); Ami Bera (D); Joyce Beatty (D); Joaquin Castro (D); Don Beyer (D); Gwen Moore (D); Jared Huffman (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Sean Casten (D); Steve Cohen (D); Ed Perlmutter (D); Marie Newman (D); Deborah Ross (D); Jimmy Panetta (D); Tom Malinowski (D); Brendan Boyle (D); Frank Pallone (D); Jake Auchincloss (D); John Larson (D); Steven Horsford (D); Veronica Escobar (D); Donald McEachin (D); Norma Torres (D); Joseph Morelle (D); Marcy Kaptur (D); John Garamendi (D); Diana DeGette (D); Robert Scott (D); Nikema Williams (D); David Price (D); Carolyn Maloney (D); Albio Sires (D); Lori Trahan (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Nydia Velazquez (D); Anthony Brown (D); Jesus Garcia (D); Dina Titus (D); Donald Payne (D); Joseph Neguse (D); Chellie Pingree (D); Doris Matsui (D); Matthew Cartwright (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Alan Lowenthal (D); Jim Cooper (D); Adam Smith (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Paul Tonko (D); Betty McCollum (D); Greg Stanton (D); John Sarbanes (D); Kathy Manning (D); Gerald Connolly (D); Sara Jacobs (D); Julia Brownley (D); Linda Sanchez (D); C.A. Ruppersberger (D); Mary Gay Scanlon (D); Eric Swalwell (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Katie Porter (D); John Yarmuth (D); Brad Sherman (D); Adam Schiff (D); Dean Phillips (D); Grace Napolitano (D); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D); Sylvia Garcia (D); Eddie Johnson (D); Hakeem Jeffries (D); Anna Eshoo (D); Mark Takano (D); Angela Craig (D); Tom O'Halleran (D); Ted Lieu (D); Andy Levin (D); Andy Kim (D); Lois Frankel (D); Mike Quigley (D); Stacey Plaskett (D); Barbara Lee (D); Tony Cardenas (D); Val Demings (D); Maxine Waters (D); Luis Correa (D); Kathleen Rice (D); Scott Peters (D); Andre Carson (D); Salud Carbajal (D); Nanette Barragan (D); Ruben Gallego (D); Mondaire Jones (D); Raul Ruiz (D); Lisa Rochester (D); Elaine Luria (D); James Langevin (D); Ann Kirkpatrick (D); Adriano Espaillat (D); Henry Johnson (D); David Scott (D); Bradley Schneider (D); Bill Foster (D); Haley Stevens (D); Jennifer Wexton (D); Daniel Kildee (D); Bill Pascrell (D); Jackie Speier (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Chrissy Houlahan (D); Lucille Roybal-Allard (D); Rashida Tlaib (D); Bobby Rush (D); Colin Allred (D); Karen Bass (D); Steny Hoyer (D); Ilhan Omar (D); Suzanne Lee (D); Darren Soto (D); Josh Harder (D); Grace Meng (D); Mike Levin (D); Pete Aguilar (D); Frank Mrvan (D); Katherine Clark (D); Carolyn Bourdeaux (D); Donald Norcross (D); Ritchie Torres (D); Jason Crow (D); Marc Veasey (D); Stephanie Murphy (D); Gregory Meeks (D); Juan Vargas (D); Madeleine Dean (D); Tim Ryan (D); Jimmy Gomez (D); Kurt Schrader (D); Rosa DeLauro (D); Cheri Bustos (D); Susan Wild (D); Cindy Axne (D); Lloyd Doggett (D); Pramila Jayapal (D); Frederica Wilson (D); Jerry McNerney (D); Rick Larsen (D); Debbie Dingell (D); Al Green (D); James McGovern (D); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D); Peter Welch (D); Seth Moulton (D); Kathy Castor (D); Ann Kuster (D); Alma Adams (D); Derek Kilmer (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Emanuel Cleaver (D); Suzan DelBene (D); Joe Courtney (D); Kim Schrier (D); Lauren Underwood (D); Ed Case (D); Ro Khanna (D); James Himes (D); Suzanne Bonamici (D); Rebecca Sherrill (D); Michael Doyle (D); Abigail Spanberger (D); Kaialii Kahele (D); Marilyn Strickland (D); Mark Pocan (D); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D); Jim Costa (D); David Trone (D); Sean Maloney (D); Charlie Crist (D); Filemon Vela (D); Antonio Delgado (D); Teresa Fernandez (D); Jamaal Bowman (D); Zoe Lofgren (D); G. Butterfield (D); Kweisi Mfume (D); Ayanna Pressley (D); Elissa Slotkin (D); Josh Gottheimer (D); Brian Higgins (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Terri Sewell (D); Judy Chu (D); Sharice Davids (D); William Keating (D); Conor Lamb (D)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 25 2022 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390.
Senate May 24 2022 Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
House Mar 11 2021 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1330-1332)
House Mar 11 2021 UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on agreeing to the motion to recommit H.R. 8 which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
House Mar 11 2021 On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 217 (Roll no. 74).
House Mar 11 2021 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 227 - 203 (Roll no. 75). (text: 3/10/2021 CR H1286-1287)
House Mar 11 2021 Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
Senate Mar 11 2021 Received in the Senate.
House Mar 11 2021 Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H.R. 8.
House Mar 10 2021 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jordan motion to recommit, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the motion to recommit and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
House Mar 10 2021 Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 8 is postponed.
House Mar 10 2021 Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
House Mar 10 2021 Mr. Jordan moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H1302)
House Mar 10 2021 The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered without objection.
House Mar 10 2021 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 188. (consideration: CR H1286-1303)
House Mar 10 2021 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 842, H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446. Rule provides for one hour of general debate for H.R. 842, H.R. 8, and H.R. 1446. The rule provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 842, H.R. 8, and H.R. 1446.
House Mar 10 2021 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8.
House Mar 10 2021 H.Amdt.28 Amendments en bloc (A001) offered by Mr. Nadler. (consideration: CR H1300-1302; text: CR H1300)
House Mar 10 2021 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 188, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Nadler en bloc amendment No. 1.
House Mar 10 2021 H.Amdt.28 The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A001) pursuant to the rule.
House Mar 10 2021 H.Amdt.28 On agreeing to the Nadler amendments (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
House Mar 8 2021 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 188 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 842, H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446. Rule provides for one hour of general debate for H.R. 842, H.R. 8, and H.R. 1446. The rule provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 842, H.R. 8, and H.R. 1446.
House Mar 1 2021 Introduced in House
House Mar 1 2021 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Mar 2 2021 federal bill text bill text
Engrossed Mar 12 2021 federal bill text bill text
Introduced May 26 2022 federal bill text bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed Rating Comments
03/11/2021 227 203 0 1 Yes
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03/11/2021 207 217 0 6 No
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