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House vote: H.R. 1446 // March 11, 2021

Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021

Sponsor: JAMES CLYBURN (D-SC)

Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 (Sec. , a licensed gun dealer) to an unlicensed person. Specifically, it increases the amount of time, from 3 business days to a minimum of 10 business days, that a federal firearms licensee must wait to receive a completed background check prior to transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person.

Crime and Law Enforcement Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

219 votes, representing 129,151,092 people50.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

210 votes, representing 125,171,447 people48.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21950.1%
NayLost21048.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%