US Congress Senate Bill 3254 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020

Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]

Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]

Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB1186 (Related) 2019-09-10 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
HB1296 (Related) 2019-02-15 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HB1671 (Related) 2019-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HB2959 (Related) 2019-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HB3076 (Related) 2019-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HB3454 (Related) 2019-07-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HB3569 (Related) 2019-07-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HB4691 (Related) 2019-10-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
SB42 (Related) 2019-01-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB66 (Related) 2019-01-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S103-104)
SB447 (Related) 2019-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB875 (Related) 2019-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB1943 (Related) 2019-06-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB2014 (Related) 2019-06-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB3065 (Related) 2019-12-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
HB569 (Related) 2019-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HB1115 (Related) 2019-02-08 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HB1236 (Related) 2019-09-10 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.
HB1266 (Related) 2019-03-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HB1670 (Related) 2019-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HB3553 (Related) 2019-08-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
SB506 (Related) 2019-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB730 (Related) 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB5717 (Related) 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
SB1395 (Related) 2019-05-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3254/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3254/BILLS-116s3254is.pdf