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H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 116th
Date Requested Feb. 27, 2019
Requested By the House of Representatives
Date Sent April 23, 2019
Description:
Current law requires federally licensed firearms dealers to request background checks on buyers for most sales of firearms. H.R. 8 would require all sellers of firearms to request such checks, except in certain cases (such as sales to law enforcement agencies for official duties). Under the act’s provisions, most sales of firearms by people who are not federally licensed firearms dealers at gun shows or through online transactions would require background checks on potential buyers. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) performs background checks on behalf of the firearms dealers through the agency’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System. In recent years, the FBI has completed about 26 million such checks annually, on average.

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