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S. 1923 (115th)

Background Check Completion Act of 2017

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Introduced

5 October 2017

Last action

14 March 2018 · Committee

Status

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

Sponsors

Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Christopher Murphy, Elizabeth Warren, Richard Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], John Reed, Timothy Kaine, Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Edward Markey, Christopher Coons, Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Chris Van Hollen, Tammy Duckworth, Ron Wyden, Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Bernie Sanders, Maggie Hassan, Patty Murray, Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11]

Subjects

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Source updated

10 August 2026

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Summary

Background Check Completion Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to 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.)

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Timeline

  1. 5 October 2017

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 October 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 March 2018

    Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

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Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in Senate (text)

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