Bill or resolution detail
HR 8
Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390.
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390.
Effective Dec 5, 2025Entity 117-hr-8
Official sponsorship relationships
Sponsors and cosponsors
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| Member | Party | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Thompson | Democratic Party | PRIMARY | |
| A. Donald McEachin | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Abigail Davis Spanberger | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Adam B. Schiff | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Adam Smith | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Adriano Espaillat | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Al Green | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Alan S. Lowenthal | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Albio Sires | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Alcee L. Hastings | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Alma S. Adams | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Ami Bera | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| André Carson | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Andy Kim | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Andy Levin | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Angie Craig | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Ann M. Kuster | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Anna G. Eshoo | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Anthony G. Brown | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Antonio Delgado | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Ayanna Pressley | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Bill Foster | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Brad Sherman | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Brenda L. Lawrence | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Brendan F. Boyle | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Brian Higgins | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Republican Party | COSPONSOR | |
| C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Charlie Crist | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Cheri Bustos | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Christopher H. Smith | Republican Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Colin Z. Allred | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Conor Lamb | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Cynthia Axne | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Daniel T. Kildee | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Darren Soto | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| David E. Price | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| David J. Trone | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| David Scott | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Dean Phillips | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Debbie Dingell | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Deborah K. Ross | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Diana DeGette | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Dina Titus | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Donald Norcross | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Dwight Evans | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Ed Case | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Elaine G. Luria | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Eric Swalwell | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Filemon Vela | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Frank J. Mrvan | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Fred Upton | Republican Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Frederica S. Wilson | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| G. K. Butterfield | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Grace Meng | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Greg Stanton | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Gregory W. Meeks | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Hakeem S. Jeffries | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Haley M. Stevens | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Ilhan Omar | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| J. Luis Correa | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jackie Speier | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jahana Hayes | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jake Auchincloss | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jamaal Bowman | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| James A. Himes | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| James R. Langevin | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jared Huffman | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jason Crow | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jennifer Wexton | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jim Cooper | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jim Costa | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jimmy Gomez | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Joaquin Castro | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Joe Neguse | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| John A. Yarmuth | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| John B. Larson | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| John Garamendi | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Joseph D. Morelle | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Josh Gottheimer | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Josh Harder | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Joyce Beatty | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Juan Vargas | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Judy Chu | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Kaiali'I Kahele | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Karen Bass | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Katherine M. Clark | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Kathleen M. Rice | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Kathy E. Manning | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Katie Porter | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Kim Schrier | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Kurt Schrader | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Kweisi Mfume | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Lauren Underwood | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Lois Frankel | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Lori Trahan | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Lucy McBath | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Madeleine Dean | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Marc A. Veasey | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Marie Newman | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Marilyn Strickland | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Mark Takano | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Matt Cartwright | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Mike Levin | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Mike Quigley | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Mikie Sherrill | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Mondaire Jones | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Nikema Williams | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Norma J. Torres | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Paul Tonko | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Pete Aguilar | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Peter Welch | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Pramila Jayapal | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Rashida Tlaib | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Raul Ruiz | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Rick Larsen | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Ritchie Torres | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Robin L. Kelly | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Ruben Gallego | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Salud O. Carbajal | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Sara Jacobs | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Sean Casten | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Seth Moulton | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Sharice Davids | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Stacey E. Plaskett | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Steny H. Hoyer | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Stephanie N. Murphy | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Steven Horsford | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Susan Wild | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Susie Lee | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Sylvia R. Garcia | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Theodore E. Deutch | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Tom Malinowski | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Tom O'Halleran | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Tony Cárdenas | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Val Butler Demings | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Veronica Escobar | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| William R. Keating | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR | |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic Party | COSPONSOR |
Official chronology
Actions
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May 25, 2022 · Calendars
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390.
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May 24, 2022 · Calendars
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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Mar 11, 2021 · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
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Mar 11, 2021 · Floor
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H.R. 8.
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Mar 11, 2021 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 227 - 203 (Roll no. 75).(text: 3/10/2021 CR H1286-1287)
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Mar 11, 2021 · Floor
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 217 (Roll no. 74).
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Mar 11, 2021 · Floor
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on agreeing to the motion to recommit H.R. 8 which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
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Mar 11, 2021 · Floor
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 227 - 203 (Roll no. 75). (text: 3/10/2021 CR H1286-1287)
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Mar 11, 2021 · IntroReferral
Received in the Senate.
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Mar 11, 2021 · Floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1330-1332)
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Mar 10, 2021 · Floor
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 8 is postponed.
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Mar 10, 2021 · Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 842, H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446. Rule provides for one hour of general debate for H.R. 842, H.R. 8, and H.R. 1446. The rule provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 842, H.R. 8, and H.R. 1446.
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Mar 10, 2021 · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
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Mar 10, 2021 · Floor
Mr. Jordan moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H1302)
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Mar 10, 2021 · Floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 188. (consideration: CR H1286-1303)
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Mar 10, 2021 · Floor
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jordan motion to recommit, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the motion to recommit and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
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Mar 10, 2021 · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8.
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Mar 10, 2021 · Floor
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 188, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Nadler en bloc amendment No. 1.
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Mar 10, 2021 · Floor
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered without objection.
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Mar 8, 2021 · Floor
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 188 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 842, H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446. Rule provides for one hour of general debate for H.R. 842, H.R. 8, and H.R. 1446. The rule provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 842, H.R. 8, and H.R. 1446.
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Mar 1, 2021 · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Mar 1, 2021 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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Official text changes
Amendments
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Copied official fact28On Agreeing To The Nadler Amendments (A001) Agreed To By Voice Vote.
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Referral and jurisdiction
Committees
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| Committee | Chamber | Relationship | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary Committeehsju00 | HOUSE | REFERRED | Official relationship ↗ |
Official roll calls
Votes
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No roll-call votes are attached.