Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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.
- IntroducedJul 29, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act
This bill establishes a notification requirement following a firearms-related background check that results in a denial.
Specifically, the bill requires the national instant criminal background check system to notify federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies if a firearms-related background check determines that an individual is ineligible to receive or possess a firearm. The notification requirement applies even if more than three business days have elapsed since the background check was initiated, and a firearm has already been transferred to the individual.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2021 to Sep 21, 2021; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 21, 2021 |
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 Jul 29, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jul 29, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 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. 133, July 29, 2021, page H4294.
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 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1620 | Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021 | Related bill | May 24, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies in the event that a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 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.
