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Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] (Introduced 01/08/2019)
Committees: House - Judiciary
Latest Action: House - 01/08/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)

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Official Title as Introduced

To require a background check for every firearm sale.

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01/08/2019Introduced in House

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01/08/2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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01/08/2019Introduced in House
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Cosponsors (203)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]* 01/08/2019
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]* 01/08/2019
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]* 01/08/2019
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]* 01/08/2019
Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]* 01/08/2019
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]* 01/08/2019
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]* 01/08/2019
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]* 01/08/2019
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]* 01/08/2019
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] 01/09/2019
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] 01/09/2019
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] 01/09/2019
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] 01/09/2019
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] 01/09/2019
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] 01/09/2019
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] 01/09/2019
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] 01/09/2019
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] 01/09/2019
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] 01/09/2019
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] 01/09/2019
Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] 01/09/2019
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] 01/09/2019
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] 01/09/2019
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] 01/09/2019
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] 01/09/2019
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] 01/09/2019
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] 01/09/2019
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] 01/09/2019
Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] 01/09/2019
Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] 01/09/2019
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] 01/09/2019
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] 01/09/2019
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] 01/09/2019
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] 01/09/2019
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] 01/09/2019
Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] 01/09/2019
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] 01/09/2019
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] 01/09/2019
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] 01/09/2019
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] 01/09/2019
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] 01/09/2019
Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29] 01/09/2019
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] 01/09/2019
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] 01/09/2019
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] 01/09/2019
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] 01/09/2019
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] 01/09/2019
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] 01/09/2019
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] 01/09/2019
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] 01/09/2019
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] 01/09/2019
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] 01/09/2019
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] 01/09/2019
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] 01/09/2019
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] 01/09/2019
Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] 01/09/2019
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] 01/09/2019
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] 01/09/2019
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] 01/09/2019
Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] 01/09/2019
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] 01/09/2019
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] 01/09/2019
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] 01/09/2019
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] 01/09/2019
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] 01/09/2019
Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] 01/09/2019
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] 01/09/2019
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] 01/09/2019
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] 01/09/2019
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] 01/09/2019
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] 01/09/2019
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] 01/09/2019
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] 01/09/2019
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] 01/09/2019
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] 01/09/2019
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] 01/09/2019
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] 01/09/2019
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] 01/09/2019
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] 01/09/2019
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] 01/09/2019
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] 01/09/2019
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] 01/09/2019
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] 01/09/2019
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] 01/09/2019
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] 01/09/2019
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] 01/09/2019
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] 01/09/2019
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] 01/09/2019
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] 01/09/2019
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] 01/09/2019
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] 01/09/2019
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] 01/09/2019
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] 01/09/2019
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] 01/09/2019
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] 01/09/2019
Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] 01/09/2019
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] 01/09/2019
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] 01/09/2019
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] 01/09/2019
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] 01/09/2019
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] 01/09/2019
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] 01/09/2019
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] 01/09/2019
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] 01/09/2019
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] 01/09/2019
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] 01/09/2019
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] 01/09/2019
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] 01/09/2019
Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] 01/09/2019
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] 01/09/2019
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] 01/09/2019
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] 01/09/2019
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] 01/09/2019
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] 01/09/2019
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] 01/09/2019
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] 01/09/2019
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] 01/09/2019
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] 01/09/2019
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. [D-IL-4] 01/09/2019
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] 01/09/2019
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] 01/09/2019
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] 01/09/2019
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] 01/09/2019
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] 01/09/2019
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] 01/09/2019
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] 01/09/2019
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] 01/09/2019
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] 01/09/2019
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] 01/09/2019
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] 01/09/2019
Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] 01/09/2019
Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] 01/09/2019
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] 01/09/2019
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] 01/09/2019
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] 01/09/2019
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] 01/09/2019
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] 01/09/2019
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] 01/09/2019
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] 01/09/2019
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] 01/09/2019
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] 01/09/2019
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] 01/09/2019
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] 01/09/2019
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] 01/09/2019
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] 01/09/2019
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] 01/09/2019
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] 01/09/2019
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] 01/09/2019
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] 01/09/2019
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] 01/09/2019
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] 01/09/2019
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] 01/09/2019
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] 01/09/2019
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] 01/09/2019
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] 01/09/2019
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] 01/10/2019
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] 01/10/2019
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] 01/10/2019
Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] 01/10/2019
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] 01/10/2019
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] 01/10/2019
Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] 01/10/2019
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] 01/10/2019
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] 01/10/2019
Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] 01/10/2019
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] 01/10/2019
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] 01/10/2019
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] 01/10/2019
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] 01/10/2019
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] 01/10/2019
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] 01/10/2019
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] 01/10/2019
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] 01/10/2019
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] 01/11/2019
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] 01/11/2019
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] 01/11/2019
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] 01/11/2019
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] 01/11/2019
Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] 01/14/2019
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] 01/14/2019
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] 01/14/2019
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] 01/14/2019
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] 01/14/2019
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] 01/14/2019
Rep. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] 01/14/2019
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] 01/14/2019
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] 01/15/2019
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] 01/15/2019
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] 01/15/2019
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] 01/15/2019
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] 01/15/2019
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] 01/16/2019
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] 01/16/2019
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] 01/16/2019
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] 01/16/2019
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] 01/16/2019
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] 01/16/2019
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] 01/16/2019
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] 01/16/2019
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] 01/16/2019
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] 01/16/2019
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] 01/16/2019
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] 01/16/2019

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