H.R. 2715: Jaime’s Law
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H.R. 2715: Jaime’s Law
117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-20 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- 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
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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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] · 63 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Lois Frankel (D-FL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Sean Casten (D-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James A. Himes (D-CT), Mike Levin (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and 3 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
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr2715.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr2715 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117