Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation would improve the NICS system and target criminals.
Title: Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2019
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Business records: Congressional oversight: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Criminal justice information and records: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Department of Justice: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad: Drug trafficking and controlled substances: Executive agency funding and structure: Firearms and explosives: Fraud offenses and financial crimes: Government studies and investigations: Health information and medical records: Intergovernmental relations: Internet and video services: Law enforcement administration and funding: Licensing and registrations: Mental health: Military assistance, sales, and agreements: Military personnel and dependents: Organized crime: Retail and wholesale trades: Sanctions: Smuggling and trafficking: State and local government operations: Terrorism: U.S. Sentencing Commission: Veterans' medical care: Violent crime: Foreign aid and international relief
Description: A bill to address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 16, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1519/all-info
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2 sponsors: Chuck Grassley (R); Ted Cruz (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | May 16 2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 4 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill