Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
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Title: Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2019
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Congressional oversight: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives
Description: Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to report to Congress on the number of firearm transfers where (1) a licensed gun dealer submits a background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS fails to respond within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completes the transfer. The FBI must also report on the procedures followed once the transferee is discovered to be ineligible.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: January 3, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/49/all-info
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1 sponsors: Sheila Jackson-Lee (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 3 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 3 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| House | Jan 3 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 9 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