Amendments to H.R. 8
Each stand alone amendment can receive up to 10 minutes of debate
Each En Bloc can receive up to 20 minutes of debate
Clyde (R-GA) – Amendment No. 1 - Requires the Attorney General, the Comptroller General, and a nongovernmental organization to each conduct a study, within 180 days of enactment, to determine how and to what extent the provisions of this Act will reduce rates of violent crime and gun violence
Not Offered
Y
N
Crist (D-FL) – Amendment No. 2 - Requires an alien lawfully admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa to obtain the approval of the Attorney General before receiving a firearm
Not Offered
Y
N
Nadler (D-NY) En Bloc # 1
Crow (D-CO) – Amendment No. 3 - Expands the background check exemption for hunting and fishing to also include pest remediation associated with ranching and farming
Garcia, Sylvia (D-TX) – Amendment No. 4 - Requires the Attorney General to make available to any person licensed under this chapter both Spanish and English versions of the form required for the conduct of a background check
Jackson Lee (D-TX) – Amendment No. 5 - Makes clear that a gun owner who realizes that he or she is at risk of suicide may transfer the gun to someone else, if the risk is imminent, without a background check to prevent selfharm
Lamb (D-PA), Rice, Tom (R-SC) – Amendment No. 6 - Clarifies that no background check is required for exchanges of firearms between family members and rather should be viewed, between family members, as two simultaneous gifts
Torres, Ritchie (D-NY) – Amendment No. 8 - Revises the purpose of the Act to explicitly prohibit gun purchases for certain individuals who do not pass background checks
Adopted Voice
Y ✓
N
Newman (D-IL), Porter (D-CA) – Amendment No. 7 - Requires a report to Congress, within 150 day after enactment, analyzing the effect, if any, of this Act on the safety of victims of domestic violence, domestic abuse, dating partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking
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