Background Check Completion Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1116
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-03-30
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Background Check Completion Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the 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: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1116 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 30, 2023 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Coons , Mr. Whitehouse , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Casey , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Kaine , Ms. Warren , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Markey , Mr. Padilla , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Brown , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Booker , and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Background Check Completion Act of 2023 . 2. Completion of background checks (a) In general Section 922(t)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking (i) ; (B) by striking or and inserting and ; and (C) by striking clause (ii); (2) by striking subparagraph (C); and (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C). (b) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Section 12001(a)(3) of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act ( Public Law 117–159 ; 136 Stat. 1324) is amended by striking paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) are repealed, and the provisions of law amended by those paragraphs are restored as if those paragraphs had not been enacted and inserting paragraph (2) is repealed, and the provision of law amendment by that paragraph is restored as if that paragraph had not been enacted . (2) Section 103(l)(3) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 34 U.S.C. 40901(l)(3) ) is amended by striking , but in no case more than 10 business days, .