H.R. 715: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2023
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H.R. 715: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2023
118th Congress · introduced 2023-02-01 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-02-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2023
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Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2023
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Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · 209 cosponsors
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Mike Thompson (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Jim Costa (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), John B. Larson (D-CT), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Robert Garcia (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) and 149 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] reported raising $8.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
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- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr715.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>
Record fed-us-cong118-hr715 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118