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Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3254| Senate 
| Updated: 2/5/2020
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (3)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020 This bill makes various changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Among other things, the bill does the following: generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition; raises the minimum age—from 18 years to 21 years—to purchase firearms and ammunition; establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties; requires law enforcement agencies to be notified following a firearms-related background check that results in a denial; creates a statutory process for a family or household member to petition a court for an extreme risk protection order to remove firearms from an individual who poses a risk of committing violence; restricts the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; restricts the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, or receipt of ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers); makes trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense; requires federally licensed gun dealers to submit and annually certify compliance with a security plan to detect and deter firearm theft; removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers; allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components; establishes a community violence intervention grant program; and promotes research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention.
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Timeline
Feb 5, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Feb 5, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 10, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5717
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • February 5, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 5, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • March 10, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5717
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3454: HEAR Act
  • S 116-1943: HEAR Act
  • HR 116-3569: MASS Act
  • S 116-730: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019
  • S 116-66: Assault Weapons Ban of 2019
  • HR 116-569: Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1236: Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1296: Assault Weapons Ban of 2019
  • HR 116-3553: Untraceable Firearms Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1671: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2019
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAssault and harassment offensesBusiness recordsCitizenship and naturalizationCivil actions and liabilityCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightConsumer Product Safety CommissionCrimes against propertyCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDomestic violence and child abuseDue process and equal protectionElementary and secondary educationFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationJudicial procedure and administrationJudicial review and appealsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsMedical researchMental healthPersonnel recordsProduct safety and qualityReligionResearch administration and fundingRetail and wholesale tradesSales and excise taxesSmuggling and traffickingState and local government operationsTrade restrictionsViolent crime

Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3254| Senate 
| Updated: 2/5/2020
Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020 This bill makes various changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Among other things, the bill does the following: generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition; raises the minimum age—from 18 years to 21 years—to purchase firearms and ammunition; establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties; requires law enforcement agencies to be notified following a firearms-related background check that results in a denial; creates a statutory process for a family or household member to petition a court for an extreme risk protection order to remove firearms from an individual who poses a risk of committing violence; restricts the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; restricts the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, or receipt of ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers); makes trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense; requires federally licensed gun dealers to submit and annually certify compliance with a security plan to detect and deter firearm theft; removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers; allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components; establishes a community violence intervention grant program; and promotes research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention.
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Timeline
Feb 5, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Feb 5, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 10, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5717
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • February 5, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 5, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • March 10, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5717
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (3)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3454: HEAR Act
  • S 116-1943: HEAR Act
  • HR 116-3569: MASS Act
  • S 116-730: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019
  • S 116-66: Assault Weapons Ban of 2019
  • HR 116-569: Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1236: Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1296: Assault Weapons Ban of 2019
  • HR 116-3553: Untraceable Firearms Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1671: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAssault and harassment offensesBusiness recordsCitizenship and naturalizationCivil actions and liabilityCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightConsumer Product Safety CommissionCrimes against propertyCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDomestic violence and child abuseDue process and equal protectionElementary and secondary educationFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationJudicial procedure and administrationJudicial review and appealsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsMedical researchMental healthPersonnel recordsProduct safety and qualityReligionResearch administration and fundingRetail and wholesale tradesSales and excise taxesSmuggling and traffickingState and local government operationsTrade restrictionsViolent crime