Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB1769
Legislation Overview
Title: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: 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.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: May 18, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1769/all-info
Sponsors
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29 sponsors: Mike Quigley (D); Brian Fitzpatrick (R); Eric Swalwell (D); Mario Diaz-Balart (R); Bill Pascrell (D); Nicholas Taylor (R); Theodore Deutch (D); Don Bacon (R); Eleanor Norton (D); Anthony Gonzalez (R); Thomas Suozzi (D); Andrew Garbarino (R); Carolyn Maloney (D); Gus Bilirakis (R); Veronica Escobar (D); Steve Stivers (R); Luis Correa (D); Mike Thompson (D); John Rutherford (R); Sylvia Garcia (D); Fred Upton (R); Joseph Neguse (D); Robin Kelly (D); Matthew Cartwright (D); Carlos Gimenez (R); Abigail Spanberger (D); Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R); John Carter (R); John Garamendi (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (29 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 18, 2021 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Mar 10, 2021 | Introduced in House |
| House | Mar 10, 2021 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 11 2021 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
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