H.R. 3404: Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-21 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2019

Plain summary

Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2019 This bill requires chief law enforcement officers (CLEOs) to be notified of pending firearm transfers and given an opportunity to object to such transfers. Specifically, the Department of Justice must notify the CLEO of the jurisdiction in which the individual resides that the individual has an application pending for a firearm transfer. The CLEO then has 90 days to (1) certify that there is no objection to the transfer; or (2) certify that the individual poses a danger to themselves or others, or there is a reasonable likelihood that the individual will use the firearm for unlawful purposes. (Prior to 2016, individuals were required to obtain a certification from the CLEO. Currently, individuals are only required to notify the CLEO that the individual is submitting an application to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.)

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Official text

Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] · 15 cosponsors

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Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3404.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3404 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116