Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation provides for notification of state and local authorities when a person who is prohibited attempts to purchase a firearm.
Title: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2019
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: Requires the Department of Justice to notify state and local law enforcement authorities following a firearms-related background check that results in a denial.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 26, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/875/all-info
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12 sponsors: Pat Toomey (R); Christopher Coons (D); Marco Rubio (R); Doug Jones (D); Susan Collins (R); Tammy Duckworth (D); David Perdue (R); Amy Klobuchar (D); Thomas Carper (D); Lamar Alexander (R); Joe Manchin (D); James Lankford (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 26 2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 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: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill