Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 3, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2019
This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to report to Congress on the number of firearm transfers where (1) a licensed gun dealer submits a background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS fails to respond within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completes the transfer.
The FBI must also report on the procedures followed once the transferee is discovered to be ineligible.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
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