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H.R. 1612: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017

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H.R. 1612: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-17 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017

Plain summary

Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017 This bill makes it unlawful for any person to operate a gun show unless such person: (1) has attained 21 years of age; (2) is not prohibited from transporting, shipping, or receiving firearms and has not violated any federal firearms requirements; (3) has registered with the Department of Justice (DOJ) as a gun show operator and has provided a photograph and fingerprints; (4) has not concealed material information nor made false statements in connection with a gun show operator registration; and (5) notifies DOJ of the date, time, and duration of a gun show not later than 30 days before the commencement of such show and verifies the identity of each vendor at the gun show. The bill makes it unlawful for a person not licensed under this bill to transfer possession of a firearm at a gun show to another person not licensed unless a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer has, among other conditions, recorded the transfer with DOJ. Additionally, the licensed dealer must notify the prospective transferor and transferee of the firearm that the national instant criminal background check system has provided the dealer with a unique identification number indicating that the receipt of the firearm would not violate certain federal or state firearm laws. The bill grants DOJ authority to enter, without a showing of reasonable cause or a warrant, any place where a gun show is held or where a gun show operator is required to maintain records to examine records and inventory to determine compliance with this bill.

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Official text

Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · 63 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), William R. Keating (D-MA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), James A. Himes (D-CT), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) and 3 more.

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Record fed-us-cong115-hr1612 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115