House Bill 1116
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 8, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1116
Congress
116
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act
This bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition.
Specifically, it adds the following new categories of prohibited persons:
- persons convicted of a crime of violence in the most recent 10-year period;
- persons under age 25 who have been adjudicated as having committed an offense that would have been a crime of violence if committed by an adult;
- persons convicted, during a consecutive 3-year period in the most recent 10-year period, of two separate offenses involving drug or alcohol possession or distribution; and
- persons convicted of stalking.
February 8, 2019
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03/25/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
02/08/2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
02/08/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:03:00 PM