,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #c  #aafth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #h   
,report ,no4 #aaf-aa  ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,january #h1   
#bjai ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california 7for
 himself1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4
 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4       
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,mast1 ,ms4 ,kelly  
of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,upton1 ,mrs4        
,mc,bath1 and ,mr4 ,smith of ,new       
,jersey7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,february #bb1 #bjai    
,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4
 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,ms4         
,bonamici1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,keating1
 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4    
,deutch1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 
,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,california1 
,ms4 ,mucarsel-,powell1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 
,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4
 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 ,ms4     
,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4 
,rouda1 ,ms4 ,shalala1 ,ms4 ,wasserman  
,schultz1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney  

of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 ,mr4      
,soto1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,ms4 ,wexton1 ,ms4   
,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,mr4 
,malinowski1 ,mrs4 ,davis of            
,california1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,lynch1
 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,smith of      
,washington1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,garcia 
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4        
,horsford1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4 ,brendan
 ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4      
,khanna1 ,ms4 ,sherrill1 ,ms4 ,schrier1 
,mr4 ,stanton1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4      
,cummings1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4         
,morelle1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 
,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4        
,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1    
,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,larson of            
,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,phillips1 ,mrs4     
,bustos1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,ms4 ,lee of 
,california1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4         
,yarmuth1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,mr4        
,serrano1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4        
,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4          
,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4      
,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4        

,michael ,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania1   
,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,himes1  
,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mr4
 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1  
,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,brownley 
of ,california1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4       
,connolly1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1
 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,ms4 ,hill of         
,california1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mrs4    
,dingell1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,moulton1  
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,veasey1   
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4 ,meng1 
,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,mr4   
,rush1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan1 ,mr4   
,lewis1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4  
,cohen1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,cooper1
 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,garca of        
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1  
,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 
,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,mrs4   
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4          
,richmond1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,correa1
 ,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4        
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1   

,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,ms4 ,porter1 
,mr4 ,langevin1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4      
,crist1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,ms4 ,snchez1  
,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,larsen  
of ,washington1 ,ms4 ,wilson of         
,florida1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,ms4 ,matsui1   
,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4      
,hoyer1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 
,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mrs4       
,hayes1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,mr4 ,casten of  
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,ms4 ,kuster
 of ,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,ms4   
,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,castor of  
,florida1 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,price of     
,north ,carolina1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mr4   
,visclosky1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4         
,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,johnson of
 ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1    
,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mrs4  
,beatty1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 
,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,waters1 
,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,allred1 ,mr4 ,foster1
 ,mr4 ,aguilar1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of      
,california1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,van      
,drew1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mrs4 ,demings1  

,mr4 ,harder of ,california1 ,ms4       
,fudge1 ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4     
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of    
,illinois1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 ,mr4       
,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,lamb1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1
 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mrs4 ,torres of 
,california1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mrs4   
,craig1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,ms4    
,blunt ,rochester1 ,ms4 ,underwood1 ,mr4
 ,san ,nicolas1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,ms4       
,barragn1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,cox of   
,california1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,green 
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4
 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1  
,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,castro  
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4         
,delgado1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,thompson of 
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,davids  
of ,kansas1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mrs4 
,axne1 ,mrs4 ,fletcher1 ,mr4 ,sablan1   
,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,ms4 ,finkenauer1 ,mr4   
,schrader1 and ,mr4 ,cunningham         
,february #bb1 #bjai ,reported with an  
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   

the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,january 
#h1 #bjai  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a     
background check for every firearm sale4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,bipartisan ,background    
,checks ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,purpose    
,the purpose of this ,act is to utilize 
the current background checks process in
 the ,united ,states to ensure          
individuals prohibited from gun         
possession are not able to obtain       
firearms4  #c4 ,firearms transfers      
,section #ibb of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking subsection 7s72  7#b7 by       
redesignating subsection 7t7 as         
subsection 7s72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after subsection 7s71 as redesignated1  
the following3  7t7  7#a7  7,a7 ,it     
shall be unlawful for any person who is 
not a licensed importer1 licensed       

manufacturer1 or licensed dealer to     
transfer a firearm to any other person  
who is not so licensed1 unless a        
licensed importer1 licensed             
manufacturer1 or licensed dealer has    
first taken possession of the firearm   
for the purpose of complying with       
subsection 7s74  7,b7 ,upon taking      
possession of a firearm under           
subparagraph 7,a71 a licensee shall     
comply with all requirements of this    
chapter as if the licensee were         
transferring the firearm from the       
inventory of the licensee to the        
unlicensed transferee4  7,c7 ,if a      
transfer of a firearm described in      
subparagraph 7,a7 will not be completed 
for any reason after a licensee takes   
possession of the firearm 7including    
because the transfer of the firearm to1 
or receipt of the firearm by1 the       
transferee would violate this chapter71 
the return of the firearm to the        
transferor by the licensee shall not    
constitute the transfer of a firearm for

 purposes of this chapter4  7#b7        
,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to--    
7,a7 a law enforcement agency or any law
 enforcement officer1 armed private     
security professional1 or member of the 
armed forces1 to the extent the officer1
 professional1 or member is acting      
within the course and scope of          
employment and official duties2  7,b7 a 
transfer that is a loan or bona fide    
gift between spouses1 between domestic  
partners1 between parents and their     
children1 between siblings1 between     
aunts or uncles and their nieces or     
nephews1 or between grandparents and    
their grandchildren2  7,c7 a transfer to
 an executor1 administrator1 trustee1 or
 personal representative of an estate or
 a trust that occurs by operation of law
 upon the death of another person2  7,d7
 a temporary transfer that is necessary 
to prevent imminent death or great      
bodily harm1 if the possession by the   
transferee lasts only as long as        
immediately necessary to prevent the    

imminent death or great bodily harm2    
7,e7 a transfer that is approved by the 
,attorney ,general under section #ehab  
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of      
#aihf2 or  7,f7 a temporary transfer if 
the transferor has no reason to believe 
that the transferee will use or intends 
to use the firearm in a crime or is     
prohibited from possessing firearms     
under ,state or ,federal law1 and the   
transfer takes place and the            
transferee's possession of the firearm  
is exclusively--  7i7 at a shooting     
range or in a shooting gallery or other 
area designated for the purpose of      
target shooting2  7ii7 while reasonably 
necessary for the purposes of hunting1  
trapping1 or fishing1 if the            
transferor-- 7,i7 has no reason to      
believe that the transferee intends to  
use the firearm in a place where it is  
illegal2 and  7,,ii7 has reason to      
believe that the transferee will comply 
with all licensing and permit           
requirements for such hunting1 trapping1

 or fishing2 or  7iii7 while in the     
presence of the transferor4  7#c7 7,a7  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this chapter1 the ,attorney ,general may
 implement this subsection with         
regulations4  7,b7 ,regulations         
promulgated under this paragraph may not
 include any provision requiring        
licensees to facilitate transfers in    
accordance with paragraph 7#a74  7,c7   
,regulations promulgated under this     
paragraph may not include any provision 
requiring persons not licensed under    
this chapter to keep records of         
background checks or firearms transfers4
  7,d7 ,regulations promulgated under   
this paragraph may not include any      
provision placing a cap on the fee      
licensees may charge to facilitate      
transfers in accordance with paragraph  
7#a74  7#d7 ,it shall be unlawful for a 
licensed importer1 licensed             
manufacturer1 or licensed dealer to     
transfer possession of1 or title to1 a  
firearm to another person who is not so 

licensed unless the importer1           
manufacturer1 or dealer has provided    
such other person with a notice of the  
prohibition under paragraph 7#a71 and   
such other person has certified that    
such other person has been provided with
 this notice on a form prescribed by the
 ,attorney ,general4  4  #d4 ,technical 
and conforming amendments  7a7 ,section 
#ibb ,section #ibb7y77#b7 of title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended in the
 matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7 by  
striking 1 7g77#e77;,b71 and            
7s77#c77;,b77v77,,ii7 and inserting and 
7g77#e77;,b74  7b7 ,consolidated and    
,further ,continuing ,appropriations    
,act1 #bjab ,section #eaa of title ,v of
 division ,b of the ,consolidated and   
,further ,continuing ,appropriations    
,act1 #bjab 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibb note7 is
 amended by striking subsection #ibb7t7 
each place it appears and inserting     
subsection 7s7 or 7t7 of section #ibb4  
#e4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   
this ,act1 or any amendment made by this

 ,act1 shall be construed to-- 7#a7     
authorize the establishment1 directly or
 indirectly1 of a national firearms     
registry2 or  7#b7 interfere with the   
authority of a ,state1 under section    
#ibg of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 to enact a law on the same       
subject matter as this ,act4  #f4       
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this ,act shall take effect #baj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  ,february #bb1 #bjai ,reported   
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed