House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Firearms Transfer Improvement Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 13, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 17, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4928.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GUINTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 56, April 13, 2016, Page H1680):Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18 Congress shall have the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, asn all other powers vested by the Constitution in the government of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 13, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 249 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4928, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4928
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
40 cosponsors — 40 Republicans
0 of 40 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Mike Bost (R-IL), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Paul Cook (R-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Tom Graves (R-GA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Luke Messer (R-IN), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Todd Rokita (R-IN) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.