NICS Review Act of 2021
Latest action · Apr 23, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
NICS Review Act of 2021
This bill revises the amount of time that the national instant criminal background check system retains certain information about an approved firearm transaction.
Currently, identifying information about an approved firearm purchaser must be destroyed within 24 hours. This bill requires identifying information about an approved firearm purchaser to be retained for at least 90 days before it can be destroyed.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2021 to Jun 23, 2022, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 11, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jun 23, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Feb 11, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2021Introduced in House
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