H.R. 1112Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019

4 recorded actions192 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: James E. Clyburn [D-SC-06]
Cosponsors: 15 · 14 Democrats · 1 Republican
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Latest action: Mar 5, 2019 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 30.

IntroducedFeb 8, 2019
Passed the HouseFeb 28, 2019
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019

This bill revises background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensee (e.g., a licensed gun dealer) to an unlicensed person.

(Sec. 2) First, it increases the amount of time, from 3 business days to a minimum of 10 business days, that a federal firearms licensee must wait to receive a completed background check prior to transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person. (This type of transaction is often referred to as a default proceed transaction.)

If a submitted background check remains incomplete after 10 business days, then the prospective purchaser may submit a petition for a final firearms eligibility determination. If an additional 10 days elapse without a final determination, then the federal firearms licensee may transfer the firearm to the prospective purchaser.

(Sec. 3) It requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the extent to which the changes have prevented firearms transfers to prohibited persons.

(Sec. 4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation must report on the number of petitions it receives for final federal firearms determinations.

(Sec. 5) Additionally, the bill modifies statutory references with respect to a particular category of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm). Specifically, it replaces references to persons adjudicated as a mental defective with persons adjudicated with mental illness, severe developmental disability, or severe emotional instability.

(Sec. 6) The Department of Justice, in consultation with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and Firearms, must report on further amendments to the background check process that would likely reduce the risk of death or great bodily harm to victims of domestic violence, domestic abuse, dating partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1112 as passed House on Feb 28, 2019. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 11124 roll calls on this measure

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Feb 28, 2019Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveFeb 28, 2019

How every member votedHouse roll call 103

House Feb 28, 2019 · the primary vote

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Enhanced Background Checks Act

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228 Yea 198 Nay 6 not voting

Party-line vote 10 of 426 voting members broke with their own party: 7 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

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All members432 members

Democratic235 members

Republican197 members

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Cosponsors15 · 14 Democrats · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1112 and vote against it. 2 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 111223 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 1112 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUNDfiled by EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC., AVOQ, LLCIts PAC: Everytown for GUN Safety Action Fund, Inc. PAC

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Budget/Appropriations18 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

GIFFORDSIts PAC: Giffords PAC

Defense · Health Issues · Budget/Appropriations · Education +4 more11 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

MARCH FOR OUR LIVES ACTION FUNDfiled by RESOLUTION PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC, MARCH FOR OUR LIVES ACTION FUND

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition · District of Columbia11 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INCfiled by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC.

Foreign Relations10 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

COALITION TO STOP GUN VIOLENCEfiled by THE COALITION TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE

Health Issues · Budget/Appropriations · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND (FORMERLY MAYORS AGAINST ILLEGAL GUNS)filed by THE OB-C GROUP, LLCIts PAC: Everytown for GUN Safety Action Fund, Inc. PAC

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

Tobacco · Immigration · Defense · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties +16 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCfiled by GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.Its PAC: GUN Owners of America, Inc. Political Victory Fund

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNIts PAC: Human Rights Campaign PAC

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Immigration · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Defense +6 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSIts PAC: National Association for GUN Rights Inc PAC

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

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