Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation would force the NICS/FBI background check system to correct records in a timely manner (60 days) instead of the current 12 month time span.
Title: Firearm Due Process Protection Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Administrative remedies: Civil actions and liability: Congressional oversight: Constitution and constitutional amendments: Criminal justice information and records: Due process and equal protection: Firearms and explosives
Description: To enforce the requirement that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System make a final disposition of requests to correct its records within 60 days, and for other purposes.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: May 3, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1817/all-info
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7 sponsors: Tom Emmer (R); Paul Gosar (R); Dan Newhouse (R); Jody Hice (R); Steve King (R); Adrian Smith (R); Tom Tiffany (R)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | May 3 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
House | Mar 18 2019 | Introduced in House |
House | Mar 18 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Apr 8 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
There have not been any votes on this bill