I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2897 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or other disposi-
tion of any firearm or ammunition to any person who has been convicted 
of a violent misdemeanor, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2023 
Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. 
CORREA, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CROW, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
CARSON, Ms. STANSBURY, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 
Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, and Ms. SLOTKIN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale 
or other disposition of any firearm or ammunition to 
any person who has been convicted of a violent mis-
demeanor, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be referred to as the ‘‘End Gun Vio-
lence Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF 
A FIREARM OR AMMUNITION TO A PERSON 
CONVICTED OF A VIOLENT MISDEMEANOR. 
Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended in the 1st sentence— 
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) has been convicted in any court of a vio-
lent misdemeanor within the preceding 5 years.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF VIOLENT MISDEMEANOR. 
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(38)(A) The term ‘violent misdemeanor’ means an 
offense that— 
‘‘(i) is a misdemeanor under Federal, State, 
tribal, or local law; and 
‘‘(ii) has as an element— 
‘‘(I) the use, attempted use, or threatened 
use of— 
‘‘(aa) physical force; or 
‘‘(bb) a deadly weapon; 
‘‘(II) the intent to cause physical injury; or 
‘‘(III) knowingly causing physical injury. 
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(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘a member 
of the Armed Forces involved in such proceeding is 
disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm 
under subsection (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘the knowing 
sale or disposition of a firearm to, or the possession 
or receipt of a firearm by, a member of the Armed 
Forces is prohibited under subsection (d), (g),’’. 
(f) Section 102 of the NICS Improvement Amend-
ments Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 40912) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, or to whom the know-
ing sale or disposition of a firearm is prohib-
ited,’’ after ‘‘firearm’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (d), (g),’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, or is 
a person to whom the knowing sale or disposition of 
a firearm is prohibited by subsection (d) of such sec-
tion’’ before the period. 
SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY. 
The amendments made by this Act shall not apply 
with respect to convictions occurring before the date that 
is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall— 
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(1) alter the requirements of subsections (d)(8) 
or (g)(8) of section 922 of title 18, United States 
Code; or 
(2) have a limiting effect on State, tribal, or 
local law. 
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