U.S. House · 118th Congress · H.R. 2898
Secure Background Checks Act of 2023
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a person who fails to meet age and residential requirements from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms and ammunition, to increase the penalties for transfer of a firearm to any person who is under indictment, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Joe NeguseD-CO-2
- Introduced
- April 26, 2023, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement (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 (18)
18 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Jake AuchinclossD-MA-4
- Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
- André CarsonD-IN-7
- J. Luis CorreaD-CA-46
- Madeleine DeanD-PA-4
- Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- Robin L. KellyD-IL-2
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Jamie RaskinD-MD-8
- Melanie A. StansburyD-NM-1
- Linda T. SánchezD-CA-38
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7
Signed on later
- Ted LieuD-CA-36June 1, 2023
- Glenn IveyD-MD-4June 12, 2023
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9July 24, 2023
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5March 6, 2024
- Robert MenendezD-NJ-8September 16, 2024