US Congress House Bill 591 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for any person to operate a gun show unless such person: (1) has attained 21 years of age; (2) is not prohibited from transporting, shipping, or receiving firearms and has not violated any federal firearms requirements; (3) has registered with the Attorney General as a gun show operator and has provided a photograph and fingerprints; (4) has not concealed material information nor made false statements in connection with a gun show operator registration; and (5) notifies the Attorney General of the date, time, and duration of a gun show not later than 30 days before the commencement of such show and verifies the identity of each vendor at the gun show.Imposes recordkeeping requirements on gun show operators and criminal penalties for failure to register as a gun show operator and maintain required records.Grants the Attorney General authority to enter the business premises of any gun show operator, without a showing of reasonable cause or a warrant, to examine records and inventory to determine compliance with this Act. Increases criminal penalties for serious recordkeeping violations and violations of criminal background check requirements. Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to hire additional investigators to carry out inspections of gun shows.

Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2011

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2011-02-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB35 (Related) 2011-01-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/591/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr591/BILLS-112hr591ih.pdf