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Proposed Federal Senate Legislation SB151

Legislation Overview

Title: Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2017

Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Criminal justice information and records: Detention of persons: Firearms and explosives: Government studies and investigations: Terrorism

Description: Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2017 This bill requires each federal department or agency to provide to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) information about a person who is or has been under a federal terrorism investigation. The FBI and its Joint Terrorism Task Forces must immediately be notified of a request to transfer a firearm or explosive to a person who is, or was within the previous 10 years, under a federal terrorism investigation. The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community must audit the federal government's terrorism-related screening and watch list procedures. The bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a process to delay and prevent the transfer of a firearm or explosive to a person who is, or was within the previous 10 years, under a federal terrorism investigation.

Session: 115th Congress

Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Last Action Date: January 17, 2017

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/151/all-info

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Marco Rubio (R)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Jan 17 2017	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Feb 1 2017	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: S

Committee Name: Judiciary

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill