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Background Check Completion Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1116| Senate 
| Updated: 3/30/2023
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (24)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Background Check Completion Act of 2023 This bill prohibits a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check. Current law permits a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-591
Background Check Completion Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4068
Background Check Completion Act of 2020
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-591
    Background Check Completion Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4068
    Background Check Completion Act of 2020


  • March 30, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Background Check Completion Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1116| Senate 
| Updated: 3/30/2023
Background Check Completion Act of 2023 This bill prohibits a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check. Current law permits a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-591
Background Check Completion Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4068
Background Check Completion Act of 2020
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-591
    Background Check Completion Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4068
    Background Check Completion Act of 2020


  • March 30, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (24)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted