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SJM 202 Oregon

Urges Congress to enact legislation to define and regulate rapid fire enhancing accessories

Urges Congress to enact legislation to define and regulate rapid fire enhancing accessories in same manner as fully automatic weapons, and to define and regulate partially completed firearms components and kits and firearms that are assembled from them.

Position: Support

Status: Senate Committee on Judiciary

SJM 201 Oregon

Urging Congress to regulate assault rifles and bump stocks similar to machine guns.

Ceasefire Oregon supports SJM 201 and encourages the Oregon legislators to take action in Oregon to ban assault rifles and high-capacity magazines.

Position: Support

Status: Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee

HB 4145 Oregon

Gov. Brown’s 2018 Gun Violence Prevention Bill

HB 4145, Governor Kate Brown's Gun Violence Prevention bill passed the House and Senate and was signed into law on March 5.

HB 4145 will prohibit convicted stalkers (not just suspected, but convicted) from purchasing or possessing firearms. In addition, the bill will expand the definition of "intimate partner" in connection to domestic violence and mandate that law enforcement agencies report conviction to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).

Position: Support

Status: Senate Committee on Judiciary

S 2044 National

Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act

To protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes.

Position: Support

Status: Died in a previous congress

HR 4186 National

Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act

To protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes.

Position: Support

Status: Died in a previous Congress

HR 3464 National

Background Check Completion Act of 2017

To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check.

Position: Support

Status: Died in a previous Congress

HR 4434 National

Fix NICS Act of 2017

Identical language to this bill was added to the 2018 Omnibus bill which passed on March 22, 2108. It is now law.

This bipartisan gun violence prevention bill is intended to improve the efficacy of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Currently, NICS is missing records that would prevent dangerous individuals from accessing firearms. Polls show the vast majority of Americans support legislation to improve NICS.

This bill is identical to S 2135.

Position: Support

Status: Died in a previous Congress

HR 4433 National

Securing DHS Firearms Act of 2017

A directive to achieve adequate security over firearms and other sensitive assets across the Department of Homeland Security. This bill was introduced in response to a lawsuit filed by the family of Antonio Ramos of California who was shot to death in 2015 with a firearm stolen from an ICE agent.

Position: Support

Status: House Homeland Security

S 2135 National

Fix NICS: Enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Language identical to this bill was added to the 2018 Omnibus bill which was passed on March 22, 2018. It is now law.

This bipartisan gun violence prevention bill is intended to improve the efficacy of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Currently, NICS is missing records that would prevent dangerous individuals from accessing firearms. Polls show the vast majority of Americans support legislation to improve NICS.

Position: Support

Status: Senate Committee on Judiciary

HR 4240 National

Thompson-King Fix NICS Bill (Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017)

To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.

Position: Support

Status: House Committee on Judiciary