To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Sheila Jackson Lee
Sponsor. Representative for Texas's 18th congressional district. Democrat.
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced on July 21, 2015, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
5 Cosponsors (5 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“congresswoman sheila Jackson Lee introduces h.r. 3125, accidental firearms transfers reporting act of 2015”
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee [D-TX18]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 22, 2015
History
Jul 21, 2015
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Jan 3, 2017
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Jan 3, 2019
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This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 49 (116th). |
Jan 4, 2021
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This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 135 (117th). |
Jan 9, 2023
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H.R. 3125 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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