2019 Federal Legislation
By Penny Okamoto, Executive Director of Ceasefire Oregon
The 2019 federal firearm-related legislation is listed below by House then Senate in numerical order.
Last update: February 3, 2019
House Bills
H.R.8 — Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] (Introduced 01/08/2019)
Cosponsors: (229)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/08/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.33 — Gun Trafficking Prohibition Act
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (Introduced 01/03/2019)
Cosponsors: (13)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/03/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.38 — Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] (Introduced 01/03/2019)
Cosponsors: (135)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/03/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.49 — Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (Introduced 01/03/2019)
Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/03/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All
H.R.110 — To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm required to be carried while on-duty.
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (Introduced 01/03/2019)
Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/03/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.155 — Hearing Protection Act (Deregulates silencers)
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (Introduced 01/03/2019)
Cosponsors: (49)
Committees: House – Ways and Means, Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/03/2019 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (All Actions)
H.R.157 — Gun Manufacturers Accountability Act (Repeals PLCCA)
Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] (Introduced 01/03/2019)
Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/03/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.167 — To prohibit the transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer.
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (Introduced 01/03/2019)
Cosponsors: (17)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/03/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.175 — To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (Introduced 01/03/2019)
Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/03/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.282 — SAFER Now Act (Summary not yet available but this is the SAFER Now Act from 2018: Prohibit gun sales before the completion of a background check, closing a loophole that allows transactions to go forward if a background check takes longer than three days.
- Ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition.
- Authorize the use of federal grants to buy back semiautomatic weapons, taking them off the street once and for all.
- Close the “gun show loophole,” so sales at gun shows are subject to background checks and treated like other firearm transactions.
- Make firearm trafficking a violation of federal criminal law.
- Keep guns out of the hands of stalkers and domestic abusers.
Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (Introduced 01/08/2019)
Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/08/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.435 — National Gun Violence Research Act
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (Introduced 01/10/2019)
Cosponsors: (8)
Committees: House – Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House – 01/10/2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the… (All Actions)
H.R.511 — Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (Introduced 01/11/2019)
Cosponsors: (64)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/11/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.569 — Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act of 2019
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] (Introduced 01/15/2019)
Cosponsors: (107)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/15/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All
H.R.606 — To require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (Introduced 01/16/2019)
Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House – Judiciary, Ways and Means
Latest Action: House – 01/16/2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (All Actions)
H.R.674 — To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (Introduced 01/17/2019)
Cosponsors: (83)
Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House – 01/17/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
H.R.717 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a Federal firearms licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with exceptions for active duty military personnel and full-time law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (Introduced 01/23/2019)
Cosponsors: (55)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/23/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.719 — To require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be capable of microstamping ammunition, and to prohibit the removal, obliteration, or alteration of the microstamped code or microstamping capability of a firearm.
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (Introduced 01/23/2019)
Cosponsors: (37)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/23/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.775 — To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (Introduced 01/24/2019)
Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Ways and Means, Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/24/2019 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (All Actions)
H.R.820 — To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows.
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (Introduced 01/28/2019)
Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/28/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.822 — To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage.
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (Introduced 01/28/2019)
Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/28/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.869 — To modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988.
Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (Introduced 01/30/2019)
Cosponsors: (14)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/30/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.930 — To provide for the establishment of a national standard for incorporating a passive identification ability into all firearms sold in the United States, and to require the reporting of lost or stolen firearms to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (Introduced 01/30/2019)
Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/30/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.939 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises.
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (Introduced 01/31/2019)
Cosponsors: (11)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 01/31/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
H.R.1112 – To strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee.
| Sponsor: | Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (Introduced 02/08/2019) |
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| Committees: | House – Judiciary |
| Latest Action: | House – 02/08/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
Senate Bills
S.7 — Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2019
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] (Introduced 01/03/2019)
Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: Senate – Judiciary
Latest Action: Senate – 01/03/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
S.42 — Background Check Expansion Act
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (Introduced 01/08/2019)
Cosponsors: (41)
Committees: Senate – Judiciary
Latest Action: Senate – 01/08/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
S.66 — Assault Weapons Ban of 2019
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] (Introduced 01/09/2019)
Cosponsors: (28)
Committees: Senate – Judiciary
Latest Action: Senate – 01/09/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
S.69 — Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2019
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (Introduced 01/09/2019)
Cosponsors: (36)
Committees: Senate – Judiciary
Latest Action: Senate – 01/09/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
S.94 — Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (Introduced 01/10/2019)
Cosponsors: (12)
Committees: Senate – Environment and Public Works
Latest Action: Senate – 01/10/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions)
S.120 — Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2019
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (Introduced 01/15/2019)
Cosponsors: (31)
Committees: Senate – Judiciary
Latest Action: Senate – 01/15/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
S.184 — A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (Introduced 01/17/2019)
Cosponsors: (40)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 01/17/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
S.193 — Ethan’s Law – Requires secure storage of firearms
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (Introduced 01/18/2019)
Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Judiciary
Latest Action: Senate – 01/18/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
S.202 — A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (Introduced 01/24/2019)
Cosponsors: (5)
Committees: Senate – Finance
Latest Action: Senate – 01/24/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
S.320 – SECURE Firearm Storage Act
| Sponsor: | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (Introduced 02/04/2019) |
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| Committees: | Senate – Judiciary |
| Latest Action: | Senate – 02/04/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |