U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 2971
Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require an alien lawfully admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa to obtain the approval of the Attorney General before receiving a firearm, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Charlie CristD-FL-13
- Introduced
- May 4, 2021, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Immigration (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (8)
7 Democrats, 1 Republican. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Val Butler DemingsD-FL-10
- John H. RutherfordR-FL-4
Signed on later
- Theodore E. DeutchD-FL-22October 12, 2021
- Jamie RaskinD-MD-8October 12, 2021
- Eric SwalwellD-CA-15October 12, 2021
- David ScottD-GA-13May 12, 2022
- Darren SotoD-FL-9June 7, 2022
- John GaramendiD-CA-3June 24, 2022