Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Mandating expedited hearings for those denied by the NICS system and placing the burden of proof on law enforcement to deny rights.
Title: Firearm Due Process Protection Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
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: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 5, 2024
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7873/all-info
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58 sponsors: Tom Emmer (R); Kelly Armstrong (R); Don Bacon (R); Garland Barr (R); Aaron Bean (R); Stephanie Bice (R); Andy Biggs (R); Mike Bost (R); Ken Calvert (R); Earl Carter (R); Mike Collins (R); Scott DesJarlais (R); Byron Donalds (R); Jeff Duncan (R); Ron Estes (R); Randy Feenstra (R); Brad Finstad (R); Michelle Fischbach (R); Charles Fleischmann (R); Ernest Gonzales (R); Robert Good (R); Lance Gooden (R); Paul Gosar (R); Garret Graves (R); Glenn Grothman (R); Diana Harshbarger (R); Clay Higgins (R); John Joyce (R); Doug LaMalfa (R); Nicholas Langworthy (R); Jacob Laturner (R); Julia Letlow (R); Tracey Mann (R); Mary Miller (R); Alexander Mooney (R); Dan Newhouse (R); Ralph Norman (R); Bill Posey (R); Mike D. Rogers (R); John Rose (R); Matt Rosendale (R); Austin Scott (R); Pete Sessions (R); Adrian Smith (R); Pete Stauber (R); Elise Stefanik (R); Bryan Steil (R); Greg Steube (R); Claudia Tenney (R); William Timmons (R); Jeff Van Drew (R); Wesley Hunt (R); Brandon Williams (R); Mike Flood (R); Guy Reschenthaler (R); Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R); Brad Wenstrup (R); Ashley Hinson (R)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Apr 5 2024 | Introduced in House |
House | Apr 5 2024 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Apr 15 2024 | 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: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill