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House bill · 103rd Congress · Public Law 103-159

Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act

H.R. 1025Introduced Feb 22, 1993Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Nov 30, 1993.

Sponsor: Rep. Charles Schumer D-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 22, 1993
Committee actionNov 4, 1993
Passed HouseNov 10, 1993 · 238–189
Passed SenateNov 20, 1993 · 63–36
Resolving differencesNov 22, 1993
To the PresidentNov 30, 1993
Became lawNov 30, 1993

Latest action: Nov 30, 1993 — Became Public Law No: 103-159.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

155 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 138 Democrats

17 of 155 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Thomas Andrews (D-ME), Jim Bacchus (D-FL), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), Lucien Blackwell (D-PA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Leslie Byrne (D-VA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Michael Castle (R-DE), William Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), William Coyne (D-PA), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Peter Deutsch (D-FL) and 125 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Schumer.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-9 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.