Preamble. To require a background check for every firearm sale.

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To require a background check for every firearm sale. — Sponsor: Mr. Thompson of California — Cosponsors: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Mast, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Upton, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Peters, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Keating, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Dean, Mr. Levin of California, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Ms. Pressley, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr.

Hastings, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Shalala, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Soto, Ms. Omar, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Crow, Mr. Malinowski, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Lynch, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Sherrill, Ms.

Schrier, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Espaillat, Miss Rice of New York, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Titus, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Phillips, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Engel, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr.

Himes, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Sires, Ms. Wild, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Connolly, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Houlahan, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Takano, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Rush, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Cohen, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Norton, Mr. Vargas, Mr.

Welch, Mr. Cooper, Ms. McCollum, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Vela, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Adams, Mr. Richmond, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Correa, Mr. Rose of New York, Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Trone, Ms. Porter, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Speier, Mr. Crist, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Matsui, Ms. DeGette, Mr.

Raskin, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Luján, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Kim, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Waters, Mr. Payne, Mr.

Allred, Mr. Foster, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Bera, Mr. Van Drew, Ms. Plaskett, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Harder of California, Ms. Fudge, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Craig, Mr. Neal, Mr. Heck, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Underwood, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Costa, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cox of California, Mr.

Doggett, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Delgado, Mr. Case, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Bass, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mrs. Axne, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Finkenauer, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Cunningham — Actions: January 8, 2019 — Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.

Mast, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Upton, Mrs. McBath, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; February 22, 2019 — Additional sponsors: Mr. Peters, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Keating, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Dean, Mr. Levin of California, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Ms. Pressley, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms.

Johnson of Texas, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Shalala, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Frankel, Mr. Soto, Ms. Omar, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Crow, Mr. Malinowski, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Lynch, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Gallego, Mr.

Cummings, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Espaillat, Miss Rice of New York, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Titus, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Phillips, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Engel, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Himes, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr.

Kildee, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Sires, Ms. Wild, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Connolly, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Houlahan, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Takano, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Rush, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Cohen, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Norton, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Welch, Mr. Cooper, Ms. McCollum, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr.

Vela, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Adams, Mr. Richmond, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Correa, Mr. Rose of New York, Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Trone, Ms. Porter, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Speier, Mr. Crist, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Matsui, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Eshoo, Ms.

Lofgren, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Luján, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Kim, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Waters, Mr. Payne, Mr. Allred, Mr. Foster, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr.

Bera, Mr. Van Drew, Ms. Plaskett, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Harder of California, Ms. Fudge, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Craig, Mr. Neal, Mr. Heck, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Underwood, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Costa, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr.

Gomez, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Delgado, Mr. Case, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Bass, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mrs. Axne, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Finkenauer, Mr. Schrader, and Mr. Cunningham; February 22, 2019 — Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed