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H.R. 2898: Secure Background Checks Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Apr 26, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Apr 26, 2023

Secure Background Checks Act of 2023

This bill extends federal restrictions on the receipt, possession, shipment, and transportation of firearms and ammunition to two new categories of persons:

  • persons who fail to meet the minimum age requirements imposed by federal law and by the law of their resident state; and
  • persons who are out-of-state residents and do not qualify for an exception, such as the temporary loan or rental of a firearm for lawful sporting purposes.
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Additionally, the bill imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both—on an individual who ships, transports, or receives a firearm or ammunition while under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Apr 26, 2023Introduced in the House by Joe Neguse.
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  1. Apr 26, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Apr 26, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.