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To improve public safety through sensible reforms to firearms regulations.

USA115th CongressHR-5410| House 
| Updated: 4/30/2018
Joyce Beatty

Joyce Beatty

Democratic Representative

Ohio

Cosponsors (5)
Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act or the SAFER Now Act This bill amends the federal criminal code, the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968: to prohibit a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check; to make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD), subject to specified exceptions and limitations; to require a gun dealer to conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between unlicensed persons; to require law enforcement agencies to be notified when a prohibited person attempts to purchase a grandfathered SAW; to allow a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program; to require a person who operates a gun show to meet certain requirements (e.g., minimum age and registration); to prohibit a firearm transfer between unlicensed persons at a gun show unless certain conditions are met; to make trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense; and to prohibit firearm sale or disposition to or receipt or possession by a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking.
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Timeline
Mar 26, 2018
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • March 26, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • March 26, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • April 30, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1612: To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows.
  • HR 115-3207: To protect victims of stalking from gun violence.
  • HR 115-5087: To regulate the importation, manufacture, possession, sale or transfer of assault weapons, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1539: A bill to protect victims of stalking from gun violence.
  • HR 115-1475: To prevent gun trafficking.
  • HR 115-5077: To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-6297: To regulate the importation, manufacture, possession, sale or transfer of assault weapons, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1945: A bill to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
  • S 115-2095: A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-3464: To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAssault and harassment offensesBusiness recordsCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDomestic violence and child abuseFirearms and explosivesFraud offenses and financial crimesLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsRetail and wholesale tradesSmuggling and traffickingTrade restrictionsU.S. Sentencing Commission

To improve public safety through sensible reforms to firearms regulations.

USA115th CongressHR-5410| House 
| Updated: 4/30/2018
Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act or the SAFER Now Act This bill amends the federal criminal code, the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968: to prohibit a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check; to make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD), subject to specified exceptions and limitations; to require a gun dealer to conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between unlicensed persons; to require law enforcement agencies to be notified when a prohibited person attempts to purchase a grandfathered SAW; to allow a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program; to require a person who operates a gun show to meet certain requirements (e.g., minimum age and registration); to prohibit a firearm transfer between unlicensed persons at a gun show unless certain conditions are met; to make trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense; and to prohibit firearm sale or disposition to or receipt or possession by a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking.
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Timeline
Mar 26, 2018
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • March 26, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • March 26, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • April 30, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Joyce Beatty

Joyce Beatty

Democratic Representative

Ohio

Cosponsors (5)
Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1612: To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows.
  • HR 115-3207: To protect victims of stalking from gun violence.
  • HR 115-5087: To regulate the importation, manufacture, possession, sale or transfer of assault weapons, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1539: A bill to protect victims of stalking from gun violence.
  • HR 115-1475: To prevent gun trafficking.
  • HR 115-5077: To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-6297: To regulate the importation, manufacture, possession, sale or transfer of assault weapons, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1945: A bill to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
  • S 115-2095: A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-3464: To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAssault and harassment offensesBusiness recordsCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDomestic violence and child abuseFirearms and explosivesFraud offenses and financial crimesLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsRetail and wholesale tradesSmuggling and traffickingTrade restrictionsU.S. Sentencing Commission