114-hr-3411114th Congress

Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015

Sponsored By: Representative Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]

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Summary

Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015 This bill amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to revise an eligibility condition for a state to receive a grant under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program and a waiver of the grant match requirement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program. Specifically, it directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a four-year state implementation plan, including benchmarks, to maximize the automation and submission of mental health and criminal history records to the National Instant Criminal Back Check System (NICS). DOJ must reduce the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) Program funding for a state that fails to comply with benchmarks. The bill amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require each federal agency and department, including a federal court, to certify whether it has provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation disqualifying records of persons prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm. It amends the federal criminal code and the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to define the terms "adjudicated as a mental defective" and "committed to a mental institution." The bill extends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act background check requirements to a transfer of a firearm between private parties by prohibiting such a transfer unless a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer has first taken possession of the firearm for the purpose of submitting a background check. A gun owner must report a lost or stolen firearm to DOJ and local law enforcement authorities within 48 hours of discovery.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]

CA • D

Cosponsors

LOIS CAPPS
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
MICHAEL CAPUANO
MA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
DE • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
STEVE ISRAEL
NY • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
JOHN CONYERS
MI • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
JIM MCDERMOTT
WA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
SAM FARR
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/8/2015
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/29/2015
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/6/2015
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/6/2015
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 10/29/2015
CHAKA FATTAH
PA • D
Sponsored 10/29/2015
MICHAEL HONDA
CA • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/3/2015
SUSAN DAVIS
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2015
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2015
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 11/3/2015
Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/3/2015
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2015
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2015
NITA LOWEY
NY • D
Sponsored 11/3/2015
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/3/2015
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2015
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 12/2/2015
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2015
LORETTA SANCHEZ
CA • D
Sponsored 12/7/2015
ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 12/9/2015
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2015
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/9/2015
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 12/9/2015
CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2015
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2015
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/11/2015
Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 12/11/2015
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/15/2015
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 12/15/2015
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/17/2015
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/17/2015
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 12/17/2015
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/17/2015
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/17/2015
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/17/2015
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/17/2015
LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Sponsored 2/1/2016
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 3/15/2016
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/15/2016
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/25/2016
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/24/2016
JOSEPH CROWLEY
NY • D
Sponsored 7/5/2016
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 7/5/2016
Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/6/2016
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/7/2016
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/7/2016
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/12/2016
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/13/2016
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/21/2016
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/6/2016
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/6/2016
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/27/2016
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/27/2016
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/28/2016
Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/28/2016
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/14/2016

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