# 115-hr-6654: To prohibit the transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer.

115-hr-6654, To prohibit the transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6654
- Congress: 115
- Title: To prohibit the transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2018-08-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill makes it unlawful for a person who is not a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm at a gun show. The prohibition does not apply to a transfer to a licensed manufacturer, importer, dealer, or collector. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term, or both.

## Cosponsors (40)

- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2018-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-6654 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6654)

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- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
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