HR 4240 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-11-03· Sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]· House

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Latest: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Thompson (CA). Petition No: 115-6. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/115/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0006.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)(2018-02-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017 This bill modifies various provisions of federal firearms laws. Among other things, it does the following: prohibits certain firearm transfers between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check; and requires states to implement plans to improve the submission of mental health and criminal history records to the national instant criminal background check system.…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]NY
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]IL
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21]FL
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]CO
Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]NV
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]TN
Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]IN
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]MI
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]OR
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8]PA
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]NM
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]MA
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]WI
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]NY
Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]IL
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA