United States · Bill · S
S. 1807 (108th)
Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2003
Introduced
31 October 2003
Last action
31 October 2003 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2003 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to provide for regulation of firearms transfers at special firearms events (events at which 75 or more firearms are offered or exhibited for sale, exchange, or transfer if one or more of the firearms has been shipped or transported in, or otherwise affects, interstate or foreign commerce, excluding an offer or exhibit of firearms: (1) by an individual, from that individual's personal collection, at that individual's private residence, if the individual is not required to be licensed; and (2) at events conducted and attended by permanent or annual dues paying members of private, not-for-profit organizations whose primary purpose is owning and maintaining real property for hunting activities). Prohibits any person from operating a special firearms event without notifying the Attorney General. Sets forth: (1) responsibilities of special firearms events operators and of firearms licensees and transferors other than licensees at such events, including with regard to criminal background checks; (2) special firearms event license application requirements; and (3) penalties for violation of this Act. Authorizes a State to apply to the Attorney General for, and sets forth criteria for, certification of the 24-hour verification authority of that State with respect to criminal background checks. Increases penalties for: (1) serious record keeping violations by licensees; and (2) violations of criminal background check requirements.
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Timeline
31 October 2003
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
31 October 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13711-13712)
Source: IntroReferral
31 October 2003
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 31 October 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2004
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1807
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1807
- us · 108-s-1807 · source updated 10 August 2026