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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To better regulate the transfer of firearms at gun shows.

H.R. 3833Introduced May 12, 1998Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Rod Blagojevich D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: May 14, 1998 — 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

33 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 31 Democrats

2 of 33 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.

Julia Carson (D-IN), Michael Castle (R-DE), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Harold Ford (D-TN), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), William Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), James McGovern (D-MA), Paul McHale (D-PA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John Olver (D-MA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Robert Underwood (D-GU) and 3 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rod Blagojevich.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-5 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.