What This Bill Does
This bill would change federal law to temporarily ban firearm transfers to certain people and prevent certain people from possessing firearms. It targets people who recently finished serving sentences for misdemeanor crimes (less serious crimes) in which they used, carried or possessed a firearm.
Who It Affects
People convicted of misdemeanor crimes involving firearms. Federal firearms dealers and other entities responsible for transferring firearms. Enforcement agencies that implement federal gun laws.
Key Provisions
• People who completed a sentence for a misdemeanor crime in which a firearm was used, carried or possessed cannot receive a firearm transfer during the 3 years following sentence completion (Sec. 2(a))
• People who completed a sentence for a misdemeanor crime in which a firearm was used, carried or possessed cannot possess a firearm during the 3 years following sentence completion (Sec. 2(b))
• The 3-year prohibition period runs from when a person completes their sentence imposed under law (Sec. 2(a) and 2(b))
What Changes
Federal law will add new reasons to prohibit firearm transfers and possession. Specifically, it modifies sections 922(d) and 922(g) of title 18 of the United States Code to include this new 3-year misdemeanor-based prohibition.
Important Definitions
The bill uses the term "misdemeanor" but does not define it in the text provided.
Effective Date
The changes take effect 30 days after the date this bill becomes law and do not apply to sentences imposed before that date (Sec. 2(c)).
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2391
To amend title 18, United States Code, to temporarily prohibit the transfer
of a firearm to, or the possession of a firearm by, a person convicted
of a misdemeanor in which a firearm was used, carried, or possessed.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 29, 2023
Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Ms. KUSTER, and Mr. TRONE) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to temporarily pro-
hibit the transfer of a firearm to, or the possession
of a firearm by, a person convicted of a misdemeanor
in which a firearm was used, carried, or possessed.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Crime Left Behind
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON THE TRANSFER OF A
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FIREARM TO, OR THE POSSESSION OF A FIRE-
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ARM BY, A PERSON CONVICTED OF A MIS-
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DEMEANOR IN WHICH A FIREARM WAS USED,
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CARRIED, OR POSSESSED.
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(a) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER.—Section 922(d) of
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title 18, United States Code, is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
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(10);
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(2) in paragraph (11)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘(11)’’ and inserting
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‘‘(12)’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘(10)’’ and inserting
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‘‘(11)’’; and
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(11) during the preceding 3 years, completed
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a sentence imposed under law for a misdemeanor in
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which a firearm was used, carried, or possessed; or’’.
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(b) PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION.—Section 922(g)
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of such title is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
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(8)(C)(ii);
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(2) by striking the comma at the end of para-
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graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(10) who, during the preceding 3 years, com-
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pleted a sentence imposed under law for a mis-
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demeanor in which a firearm was used, carried, or
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possessed,’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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this section shall take effect 30 days after the date of the
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enactment of this Act, and shall not apply with respect
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to any sentence imposed for a misdemeanor conviction en-
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tered before such date of enactment.
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