Background Check Completion Act

Bill: 114-hr-3051
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
Introduced: 2015-07-14
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records

Firearms and explosives

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Background Check Completion Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to completion of a background check. (Current law permits a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.)</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3051 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2015 Mr. Clyburn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To eliminate the requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the national instant criminal background check system has been unable to complete a background check of the prospective transferee within 3 business days.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Background Check Completion Act . 2. Elimination of requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the national instant criminal background check system has been unable to complete a background check of the prospective transferee within 3 business days Section 922(t)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (i) ; (2) by striking ; or and inserting ; and ; and (3) by striking clause (ii).