2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB6717: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
Legislative Summary
To ensure that the background check system used for firearms purchasers denies a firearm to a person prohibited from possessing guns by a lawful court order governing the pretrial release of the person.
Bill History
2/11/2022
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/11/2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
11/1/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/11/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 27
Primary Sponsor
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (26)
Jake Auchincloss
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Ed Case
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
Grace Meng
Democrat
Bobby Rush
Democrat
Thomas Suozzi
Democrat
Theodore Deutch
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Joseph Morelle
Democrat
Sara Jacobs
Democrat
David Scott
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Danny Davis
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Democrat
Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat
Madeleine Dean
Democrat
Dwight Evans
Democrat
Kathy Manning
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat
Marie Newman
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Adam Schiff
Democrat