COOL OFF Act

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Introduced

28 February 2019

Last action

8 April 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Sponsors

Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

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Summary

Choosing Our Own Lives Over Fast Firearms Act or the COOL OFF Act This bill establishes a three-day waiting period for certain handgun transfers. Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful for a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer to sell or transfer a handgun to an unlicensed individual unless three business days have elapsed since the licensee initiated a background check. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both. Additionally, the bill makes it unlawful for an unlicensed individual to receive a handgun from another unlicensed individual unless at least three business days have elapsed since the recipient most recently offered to take possession of the handgun. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. The three-day waiting period does not apply to certain handgun transfers, such as for a loan between spouses for a lawful purpose.

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Timeline

28 February 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 April 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1454
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