21st Century NICS Act
Latest action · May 18, 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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
21st Century NICS Act
This bill modifies procedures for conducting firearms-related background checks through the national instant criminal background check system (NICS).
Specifically, it permits the NICS to query an additional database—the National Data Exchange—as part of a firearm-related background check.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2021 to Jun 13, 2022, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Mar 11, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 2, 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.
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
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