H.R. 715 · 118th Congress

Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2023

Introduced on Feb 1, 2023 by Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1). 209 cosponsors, 209 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 1, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 1, 2023
Cosponsors
209
209 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require a background check for every firearm sale.

Subjects

  • Crime prevention
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Firearms and explosives
  • Government information and archives
  • Licensing and registrations

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Brian K. FitzpatrickR-PA-1Sponsor

Democrats · 209

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 1, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 1, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Feb 1, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC.9 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS5 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS$92K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC5 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS5 reports
    $564.3K reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  6. American College of Surgeons5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS$2.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. American Federation of Teachers5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  8. American Public Health Association5 reports
    $109.1K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  9. GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.5 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  10. Giffords (formerly reporting as Americans for Responsible Solutions)5 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  11. MARCH FOR OUR LIVES ACTION FUND5 reports
    $15.6K reported (all issues)
  12. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  13. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA5 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  14. SANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUND5 reports
    $690K reported (all issues)
  15. Giffords3 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  16. Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  17. AMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATION1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.