A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
- Introduced:
May 16, 2016
114th Congress, 2015–2017- Status:
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Died in a previous Congress
This bill was introduced on May 16, 2016, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.
History
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Mar 2, 2011
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 436 (112th). |
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Mar 12, 2013
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 374 (113th). |
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May 16, 2016
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
S. 2934 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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