United States · Bill · S
S. 217 (108th)
A bill to reinstate felony penalties for licensed gun dealers who fail to maintain records of sales.
Introduced
23 January 2003
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1493)
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to increase the penalty from one year to five years imprisonment (thus reinstating criminal felony penalties) for knowingly making false statements, representations, or entries in firearms records or for otherwise failing to maintain such records.
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3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 January 2003
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 January 2003
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 23 January 2003
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/217
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/217