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H.R. 226

Referred to Committee

Keeping Guns from High Risk Individuals Act

Introduced 1/8/2015•114th Congress•House

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

2/2/2015 • House

Summary

Keeping Guns from High Risk Individuals Act

Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person: (1) has been convicted of a crime of violence in the previous 10 years; (2) is under age 25 and has been adjudicated as having committed an offense that would have been a crime of violence if committed by an adult; (3) has been convicted on 2 separate occasions in any period of 3 consecutive years in the last 10 of an offense that has the possession or distribution of alcohol or a controlled substance as an element; or (4) has been convicted of stalking.

Prohibits any such person from: (1) shipping or transporting in interstate or foreign commerce, or possessing in or affecting commerce, any firearm or ammunition; or (2) receiving any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.

Introduced in House • 1/8/2015

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Topics & Subjects

Assault and harassment offensesDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFirearms and explosivesViolent crime

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (54)

Party Breakdown

54
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0
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0
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Sponsor

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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]

Democrat • IL-2

Sponsored 1/8/2015

Cosponsors (53)

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Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

D-TX-18

Joined 1/20/2015

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Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]

D-MD-4

Joined 1/20/2015

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Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]

D-CA-37

Joined 1/20/2015

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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]

D-CA-27

Joined 1/20/2015

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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

D-IL-5

Joined 1/30/2015

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

January 8, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Introduced in House1/8/2015

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors53