House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To prohibit the transfer of a handgun by a licensed dealer unless the transferee states that the transferee is not the subject of a restraining order with respect to an intimate partner or child of the transferee.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 30, 1997
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Nov 13, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
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
51 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 46 Democrats
5 of 51 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Julia Carson (D-IN), William Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Danny Davis (D-IL), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Gerald Kleczka (D-WI), John LaFalce (D-NY), Tom Lantos (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Martin Meehan (D-MA) and 21 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rod Blagojevich.
- H.R. 2773 (105th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3750 North Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the "Daniel J.…
- H.R. 3833 (105th) To better regulate the transfer of firearms at gun shows.
- H.R. 863 (105th) Community Prosecutor Act of 1997
- H.R. 4114 (105th) To prohibit internet and mail-order sales of ammunition without a license to deal in firearms, and require licensed firearms dealers to…
- H.Res. 332 (105th) Expressing concern for the plight of Assyrians in the Near East.
- H.R. 1473 (105th) To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit, with certain exceptions, the transfer of a handgun to, or the possession of a handgun…
Sponsor’s state and district
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.