NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021
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 10, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Justice to notify state and local law enforcement authorities following a firearms-related background check that results in a denial.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2021 to Jun 23, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 10, 2021 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Mar 10, 2021 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Mar 10, 2021 |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Mar 12, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Mar 12, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Mar 12, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Mar 29, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Mar 29, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Apr 21, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 30, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jun 23, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 10, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Mar 10, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 45, March 10, 2021, page H1327.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46958 | Federal Firearms Law: Selected Developments in the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches Archived | Report | Nov 3, 2021 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 675 | NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021 | Related bill | Mar 10, 2021 |
| HR 1671 | NICS Denial Notification Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Apr 12, 2019 |
| HR 2471 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 | Related bill | Mar 15, 2022 |
| HR 3299 | Protecting Our Communities Act | Related bill | Nov 9, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Firearms and explosives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
