According to Firearmchronicles
Several Houston Congresswomen and city officials are calling on the U.S. Senate to take action on a bill about background checks for gun sales that has been sitting in the Senate for nearly a year.
H.R. 8 would require a background check for every firearm sale.
H.R. 8 passed the House with bipartisan support on Feb. 27, 2019 and establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties.
Specifically, it prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check.
The prohibition does not apply to certain firearm transfers, such as a gift between spouses in good faith.
The bill is designed to close loopholes in the background check system that allow domestic abusers and convicted felons to buy guns with no background check.