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H.R. 1705: Jaime’s Law

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H.R. 1705: Jaime’s Law

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-13 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] · 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, and Homeland Security. 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

Jaime’s Law

Plain summary

Jaime's Law This bill establishes background check requirements for the sale and transfer of ammunition. Specifically, the bill prohibits a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from transferring ammunition to an unlicensed individual prior to submitting a background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. It also establishes penalties for violations. (Currently, background checks are required under these circumstances for the transfer of firearms, but not for ammunition.) Additionally, it prohibits an ammunition transfer between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals) unless a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer first takes possession of the ammunition to conduct a background check. However, this prohibition does not apply to certain ammunition transfers, such as a gift between spouses in good faith.

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Official text

Jaime’s Law

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] · 82 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Mark Takano (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Sean Casten (D-IL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Julia Brownley (D-CA) and 22 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] reported raising $3.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1705 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116