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116TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 116–14 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8) TO REQUIRE A 

BACKGROUND CHECK FOR EVERY FIREARM SALE, AND PROVIDING FOR 

CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1112) TO AMEND CHAPTER 44 OF 

TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, 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 

FEBRUARY 25, 2019.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. RASKIN, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 145] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 145, by a record vote of 8 to 4, report the same to the 

House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, under a structured rule. The 

resolution provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally 

divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

of the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution waives all points 

of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in 

order as original text for purpose of amendment an amendment in 

the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 

Print 116–5 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The 

resolution waives all points of order against that amendment in the 

nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order only those 

amendments printed in Part A of this report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this report, may 

be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 

to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 

Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all points of order 

against the amendments printed in part A of this report. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instrucVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:48 Feb 26, 2019 Jkt 089008 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR014.XXX HR014

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tions. Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 

1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019, under a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate on 

the bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution 

waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116–6 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as 

read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions 

in the bill, as amended. The resolution makes in order only those 

further amendments printed in Part B of this report. Each such 

amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this report, 

may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall 

be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in 

this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 

Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all points of order 

against the amendments printed in part B of this report. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 8 

includes a waiver of the following: 

• Clause 3(d) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion of a 

committee cost estimate. A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) 

cost estimate on H.R. 8 was not available at the time the Committee on the Judiciary filed its report. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original 

text, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver 

is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in part A of this report, the Committee is not 

aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 

1112 includes a waiver of the following: 

• Clause 3(d) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion of a 

committee cost estimate. A CBO cost estimate on H.R. 1112 

was not available at the time the Committee on the Judiciary 

filed its report. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any 

points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in part B of this report, the Committee is not 

aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 


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Rules Committee record vote No. 16 

Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 8 to make in order 

and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #29, offered by 

Rep. Steube (FL) and Rep. Hurd (TX) and Rep. Buck (CO), which 

requires the national instant criminal background check system to 

notify the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency of the 

Department of Homeland Security whenever the information available to the system indicates that a person illegally or unlawfully 

in the United States may be attempting to receive a firearm. 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... ...................

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 17 

Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 1112 to make in 

order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #12, offered by Rep. Collins (GA), which allows an FFL who has contacted 

NICS to rely on information provided by NICS respecting a transfer for 60 days after the FFL’s initial date of contact. Defeated: 4– 

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... ................... .

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 18 

Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 1112 to make in 

order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #14, offered by Rep. Roe (TN), which clarifies that a person shall not be 

considered to be ‘‘adjudicated’’ under Title 18 as a result of any determination by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under any laws 

administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under Title 38. 

Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... ................... .

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 19 

Motion by Mr. Woodall to amend the rule to H.R. 8 to make in 

order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #16, offered by Rep. Palmer (AL), which ensures that state laws and regulations related to private party transfers are not pre-empted by the 

bill. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... ................... .

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 20 

Motion by Mr. Woodall to amend the rule to H.R. 8 to make in 

order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #21, offered by Rep. Gianforte (MT) and Rep. Hurd (TX), which clarifies 

that transferring firearms from a property owner to a ranch hand 

for the purposes of ranch activities such as predator and pest control, hunting, target practice, and for the use in safety courses is 

permitted. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... ................... .

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 21 

Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 8 to make in 

order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #6, offered by Rep. Burgess (TX), which requires the Department of Justice Inspector General to submit a report to Congress on the number of NICS denials referred for investigation, the number of prosecutions resulting from denial investigations, and the number of 

firearms recovered by ATF following delayed NICS denials. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... ...................


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 22 

Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 1112 to make 

in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #3, offered by Rep. Brown (MD), #3, which requires the FBI to submit 

a report to Congress with recommendations on how to improve the 

FBI’s public access line. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... ...................

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 23 

Motion by Rep. Lesko to amend the rule to H.R. 8 to make in 

order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #28, offered by Rep. Scalise (LA), which allows the transfer of a firearm 

to a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault, an individual 

protected under an order of protection issued by a court of law, a 

person with a valid concealed carry permit, a member of the Armed 

Forces who is on active duty, or an active duty or retired law enforcement officer. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... ...................

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 24 

Motion by Rep. Lesko to amend the rule to H.R. 8 to make in 

order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #11, offered by Rep. Lesko (AZ), allows for the transfer of a firearm to a 

victim of domestic violence or sexual assault who has an order of 

protection issued by a court. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... ...................


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 25 

Motion by Rep. Lesko to amend the rule to H.R. 1112 to make 

in order and provide the appropriate waivers to the following 

amendments: Amendment #12, offered by Rep. Lesko (AZ), which 

allows the transfer of firearms to individuals who have been admitted and are participants in the Global Entry Program; amendment 

#13 offered by Rep. Lesko (AZ), which allows the temporary transfer of firearms to individuals which take place solely on the property of the firearm owner; amendment #14 offered by Rep. Lesko 

(AZ), which allows the transfer of firearms to individuals who have 

a valid state-issued permit to purchase or own a firearm; and 

amendment #20 offered by Rep. Lesko (AZ), which allows the 

transfer of firearms to individuals who have a security clearance. 

Defeated: 4–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... ...................

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 26 

Motion by Mr. Raskin to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... Yea Mr. Cole ........................................................... Nay 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Yea Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Nay 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Yea Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Nay 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... ...................

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Yea 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Yea 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS IN PART A MADE IN ORDER

1. Lesko (AZ): Allows the transfer of firearms to individuals who 

participate in the TSA Pre-Check program of the Department of 

Homeland Security. (10 minutes) 

2. Dean (PA): Clarifies that the exemption from the background 

check requirement in instances of imminent threats of death or 

great bodily harm would apply to someone who is at risk of committing suicide. (10 minutes) 

3. Horn (OK), Murphy (FL): Clarifies that ‘‘great bodily harm’’ includes domestic violence, dating partner violence, sexual assault, 

stalking, and domestic abuse. (10 minutes) 


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4. Van Drew (NJ), Brindisi (NY), Delgado (NY): Clarifies that the 

exception for gifts and loans of firearms between parents and their 

children applies to step-parents and step-children. (10 minutes) 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

1. Rice, Tom (SC): Grants NICS examiners access to the National 

Data Exchange (N–DEx) when reviewing firearm transfers. (10 

minutes) 

2. Schneider (IL), Jackson Lee (TX): Requires the FBI to report 

on the number of petitions it was not able to make a determination 

on within the 10-day period. (10 minutes) 

3. Levin, Andy (MI): Requires GAO to submit a report to the 

Committee on the Judiciary, US Senate, and the Committee on the 

Judiciary, House of Representatives analyzing the extent to which 

the new Section 922(t)(1)(B)(ii) of title 18, United States Code, 

added by H.R. 1112 prevents firearms from being transferred to 

prohibited persons. The report shall be issued 90 days after the 1 

year, 3 years, and 5 years following the date of implementation of 

the law. (10 minutes) 

4. Porter (CA), Moore (WI), Dean (PA), Fletcher (TX), Sherrill 

(NJ), Spanberger (VA), Underwood (IL), McBath (GA): Requires a 

report analyzing the impact of this Act on the safety of victims of 

domestic violence, domestic abuse, dating partner violence, sexual 

assault, and stalking. (10 minutes) 

5. Van Drew (NJ), Cunningham (SC): Allows an FFL who has 

contacted NICS, and who was not notified that the transfer is legally permissible within 3 business days of the initial date of contact, to rely on information provided by NICS respecting a transfer 

for 25 days after the transfer becomes legally permissible. (10 minutes) 

PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LESKO OF

ARIZONA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, line 17, strike ‘‘or’’. 

Page 4, line 15, strike the period and insert ‘‘; or’’. 

Page 4, after line 15, insert the following: 

‘‘(G) a transfer to a participant in the Pre-Check or successor 

trusted traveler program of the Department of Homeland Security.’’. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEAN OF

PENNSYLVANIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, line 11, after ‘‘harm,’’ insert ‘‘including harm to self, family, household members, or others,’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HORN OF

OKLAHOMA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, line 14, insert ‘‘, including the harm of domestic violence, 

dating partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, and domestic 

abuse’’ before the semicolon. 


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4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE VAN DREW

OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, line 3, after ‘‘children,’’ insert ‘‘including step-parents and 

their step-children’’. 

Page 3, line 5, insert ‘‘, if the transferor has no reason to believe 

that the transferee will use or intends to use the firearm in a crime 

or is prohibited from possessing firearms under State or Federal 

law’’ before the semicolon. 

PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RICE OF

SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, after line 23, insert the following: 

SEC. l. REQUIREMENT THAT THE NICS SYSTEM SEARCH THE NATIONAL DATA EXCHANGE DATABASE IN CONDUCTING 

BACKGROUND CHECKS. 

Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, a amended by section 2 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(8) The national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act shall search the database of the National Data Exchange in conducting a background check pursuant to this section.’’. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, after line 16, insert the following: 

SEC. 3. REPORTS ON PETITIONS SUPPORTING FIREARM TRANSFERS 

NOT IMMEDIATELY APPROVED BY NICS SYSTEM, THAT 

WERE NOT RESPONDED TO IN A TIMELY MANNER. 

The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall make 

an annual report to the public on the number of petitions received 

by the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that were submitted pursuant to subclause (I) of section 

922(t)(1)(B)(ii) of title 18, United States Code, with respect to 

which a determination was not made within the 10-day period referred to in subclause (II) of such section. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEVIN OF

MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, after line 16, insert the following: 

SEC. 3. GAO REPORTS. 

Within 90 days after the end of each of the 1-year, 3-year, and 

5-year periods that begin with the effective date of this Act, the 

Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit 

to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 

and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a written report 

analyzing the extent to which, during the respective period, paragraphs (1)(B)(ii) and (7) of section 922(t) of title 18, United States 

Code, have prevented firearms from being transferred to prohibited 


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persons, which report shall include but not be limited to the following— 

(1) an assessment of the overall implementation of such subsections, including a description of the challenges faced in implementing such paragraphs; and 

(2) an aggregate description of firearm purchase delays and 

denials, and an aggregate analysis of the petitions submitted 

pursuant to such paragraph (1)(B)(ii). 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PORTER OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, after line 23, insert the following: 

SEC. l. REPORT TO THE CONGRESS. 

Within 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Attorney General, in consultation with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and Firearms, shall submit to the Congress a report analyzing the effect, if any, of this Act on the safety 

of victims of domestic violence, domestic abuse, dating partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and whether any further 

amendments to the background check process, including amendments to the conditions that must be met under this Act for a firearm to be transferred when the system has not notified the licensee 

that such transfer would not violate subsection (g) or (n) of section 

922 of title 18, United States Code, would likely result in a reduction in the risk of death or great bodily harm to victims of domestic 

violence, domestic abuse, dating partner violence, sexual assault, 

and stalking. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE VAN DREW

OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, line 16, strike the close quotation marks and the following period. 

Page 3, after line 16, insert the following: 

‘‘(8)(A) If, after 3 business days have elapsed since the licensee 

initially contacted the system about a firearm transaction, the system notifies the licensee that the receipt of a firearm by such other 

person would not violate subsection (g) or (n), the licensee may continue to rely on that notification for the longer of— 

‘‘(i) an additional 25 calendar days after the licensee receives 

the notification; or 

‘‘(ii) 30 calendar days after the date of the initial contact. 

‘‘(B) If such other person has met the requirements of paragraph 

(1)(B)(ii) before the system destroys the records related to the firearm transaction, the licensee may continue to rely on such other 

person having met the requirements for an additional 25 calendar 

days after the date such other person first met the requirements.’’. 

Page 3, after line 23, insert the following: 


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SEC. l. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 

210 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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