Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation would notifying state and local authorities for those individuals denied the purchase of a firearm and would require reporting on prosecutions.
Title: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2018
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Administrative remedies: Congressional oversight: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives: Government studies and investigations: Intergovernmental relations: Law enforcement administration and funding: State and local government operations
Description: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report certain information to state and local law enforcement authorities following a determination, by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, that a prospective firearm purchaser is a prohibited person (i.e., a person who is barred from receiving or possessing a firearm). DOJ must report annually on: (1) certain details regarding denied firearm purchases in each category of prohibited persons, and (2) the number of background check notices reported to states.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 5, 2018
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2492/all-info
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14 sponsors: Pat Toomey (R); Christopher Coons (D); Marco Rubio (R); Bill Nelson (D); John Cornyn (R); Tammy Duckworth (D); Lindsey Graham (R); Claire McCaskill (D); Susan Collins (R); Amy Klobuchar (D); Lamar Alexander (R); Doug Jones (D); David Perdue (R); Thomas Carper (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 5 2018 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 10 2018 | 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