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H.R. 1752: COOL OFF Act

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H.R. 1752: COOL OFF Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-10 · 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 2021-03-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · 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.
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Official title

COOL OFF Act

Plain summary

Choosing Our Own Lives Over Fast Firearms Act or the COOL OFF Act This bill establishes a three-day waiting period for certain handgun transfers. Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful for a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer to sell or transfer a handgun to an unlicensed individual unless three business days have elapsed since the licensee initiated a background check. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both. Additionally, the bill makes it unlawful for an unlicensed individual to receive a handgun from another unlicensed individual unless at least three business days have elapsed since the recipient most recently offered to take possession of the handgun. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. The three-day waiting period does not apply to certain handgun transfers, such as for a loan between spouses for a lawful purpose.

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Official text

COOL OFF Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · 77 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James A. Himes (D-CT), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and 17 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] reported raising $3.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr1752 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117