HR 1740 · in committee · significant
Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- The bill requires gun dealers to report firearm transfers to the FBI within 24 hours if the background check isn't completed after 3 business days.
- Federal licensed dealers, manufacturers, importers, and the FBI are affected by new reporting and prioritization requirements.
- The FBI and ATF must publicly report data on these default-proceed transactions with no specified funding mechanism or implementation date.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might the 24-hour reporting requirement affect gun dealers' operational costs and compliance burdens across different business sizes?
- 02
What evidence exists that faster FBI reporting on default-proceed sales would reduce firearm misuse compared to the current 3-day waiting period?
- 03
Who should fund the FBI and ATF's new reporting systems and public data collection, and how might budget constraints affect implementation?
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Sponsor · D-IL-10
Bradley Scott Schneider
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
2/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-27
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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