Santa Fe High School Victims Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4082 To prohibit the private purchase or sale of a firearm or ammunition except through a federally licensed firearms dealer, to impose additional require- ments on such a dealer, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 26, 2019 Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the private purchase or sale of a firearm or ammunition except through a federally licensed firearms dealer, to impose additional requirements on such a deal- er, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Santa Fe High School 4 Victims Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:57 Aug 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4082.IH H4082 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 4082 IH SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PRIVATE PURCHASE OR SALE OF 1 FIREARM OR AMMUNITION EXCEPT 2 THROUGH A FEDERALLY LICENSED FIRE- 3 ARMS DEALER. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 6 lowing: 7 ‘‘(aa) It shall be unlawful for an individual to know- 8 ingly— 9 ‘‘(1) sell a firearm or ammunition, except to a 10 licensed dealer; or 11 ‘‘(2) purchase a firearm or ammunition, except 12 from a licensed dealer.’’. 13 (b) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title is 14 amended by adding at the end the following: 15 ‘‘(8) Whoever violates section 922(aa) shall be fined 16 not less than $75,000 and not more than $150,000, im- 17 prisoned not less than 15 years and not more than 25 18 years, or both.’’. 19 SEC. 3. ANNUAL RENEWAL OF FEDERAL LICENSE TO DEAL 20 IN FIREARMS OTHER THAN DESTRUCTIVE 21 DEVICES; INCREASE IN LICENSE FEE. 22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 923(a)(3)(B) of title 18, 23 United States Code, is amended— 24 (1) by striking ‘‘$200 for 3 years’’ and insert- 25 ing ‘‘$500 per year’’; and 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:57 Aug 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4082.IH H4082 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 4082 IH (2) by striking ‘‘$90 for 3 years’’ and inserting 1 ‘‘$250 per year’’. 2 (b) ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN FEES.—Effective Jan- 3 uary 1, 2021, section 923(a)(3)(B) of title 18, United 4 States Code, is amended— 5 (1) by striking ‘‘$500’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000’’; 6 and 7 (2) by striking ‘‘$250’’ and inserting ‘‘$500’’. 8 SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO FED- 9 ERALLY LICENSED FIREARMS DEALERS. 10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 923 of title 18, United 11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 12 lowing: 13 ‘‘(m) Each licensed dealer shall report to the Attor- 14 ney General and local law enforcement authorities any in- 15 stance in which the licensed dealer suspects, or is made 16 aware, that— 17 ‘‘(1) an actual or prospective purchaser of a 18 firearm or ammunition is exhibiting signs of mental 19 duress, or suicidal or homicidal ideation, or other be- 20 haviors which alarm the licensed dealer; or 21 ‘‘(2) an individual has attempted to purchase a 22 firearm on behalf of another individual. 23 ‘‘(n)(1) Each licensed dealer shall prominently dis- 24 play at the business premises subject to the license to deal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:57 Aug 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4082.IH H4082 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 4082 IH in firearms issued to the licensed dealer under this sec- 1 tion— 2 ‘‘(A) the license; 3 ‘‘(B) the name and license number of each indi- 4 vidual who is licensed under this section to sell fire- 5 arms at the business premises; and 6 ‘‘(C) a toll-free telephone number established by 7 the Attorney General at which any individual, at any 8 time of day, may immediately report illegal, sus- 9 picious, or alarming behavior. 10 ‘‘(2) The Attorney General shall establish a toll-free 11 telephone number to which any individual, at any time of 12 any day, may immediately report illegal, suspicious, or 13 alarming behavior in relating to conduct at, or on the 14 curtilage of, any business premises subject to a license to 15 deal in firearms issued under this section. 16 ‘‘(o) Each licensed dealer shall successfully complete 17 an annual training course, certified by the Attorney Gen- 18 eral, in reducing the risk of gun violence through identi- 19 fying high-risk behaviors of customers for firearms or am- 20 munition, and in such other matters relating to dealing 21 in firearms as the Attorney General shall prescribe by reg- 22 ulation, that includes at least 40 hours of classroom train- 23 ing.’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:57 Aug 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4082.IH H4082 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 •HR 4082 IH (b) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 923(e) of such title is 1 amended— 2 (1) by inserting after the 2nd comma the fol- 3 lowing: ‘‘suspend or revoke a license to deal in fire- 4 arms issued to a licensed dealer who violates sub- 5 section (m), (n), or (o), or’’; and 6 (2) by inserting after the 2nd sentence the fol- 7 lowing: ‘‘The determination as to whether to sus- 8 pend or revoke a license to deal in firearms issued 9 under this section shall be based on the number of 10 requirements of this chapter which have been vio- 11 lated by the licensed dealer.’’. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:57 Aug 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4082.IH H4082 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS