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To enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

USA115th CongressHR-4434| House 
| Updated: 12/13/2017
Henry Cuellar

Henry Cuellar

Democratic Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (5)
John Abney Culberson (Republican)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fix NICS Act of 2017 This bill amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require each federal agency and department, including a federal court, to: certify whether it has provided to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) disqualifying records of persons prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm, and establish and substantially comply with an implementation plan to maximize record submissions and verify their accuracy. The bill amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to: direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a state implementation plan, including benchmarks, to maximize the automation and submission of mental health and criminal history records to the NICS; waive the grant match requirement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) for a state that complies with its implementation plan; reauthorize through FY2022 the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP); establish, as a priority area for NARIP grant funding, a domestic abuse and violence prevention initiative; and create a funding preference under the NARIP program for states that establish an implementation plan and use grant funds to upload felony conviction and domestic violence records. It amends the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 to reauthorize through FY2022 the NCHIP program. If a state complies with its implementation plan, then the federal share of an NCHIP grant may exceed 90% of program costs.
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Timeline
Nov 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Nov 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 14, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2135
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
  • November 16, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • November 16, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 13, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.


  • March 14, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2135
    Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
  • HR 115-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017
  • S 115-2135: A bill to enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
  • HR 115-4477: Fix NICS Act of 2017
Congressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmployee performanceFederal officialsFirearms and explosivesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsMental healthState and local government operations

To enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

USA115th CongressHR-4434| House 
| Updated: 12/13/2017
Fix NICS Act of 2017 This bill amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require each federal agency and department, including a federal court, to: certify whether it has provided to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) disqualifying records of persons prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm, and establish and substantially comply with an implementation plan to maximize record submissions and verify their accuracy. The bill amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to: direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a state implementation plan, including benchmarks, to maximize the automation and submission of mental health and criminal history records to the NICS; waive the grant match requirement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) for a state that complies with its implementation plan; reauthorize through FY2022 the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP); establish, as a priority area for NARIP grant funding, a domestic abuse and violence prevention initiative; and create a funding preference under the NARIP program for states that establish an implementation plan and use grant funds to upload felony conviction and domestic violence records. It amends the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 to reauthorize through FY2022 the NCHIP program. If a state complies with its implementation plan, then the federal share of an NCHIP grant may exceed 90% of program costs.
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Timeline
Nov 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Nov 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 14, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2135
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
  • November 16, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • November 16, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 13, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.


  • March 14, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2135
    Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Henry Cuellar

Henry Cuellar

Democratic Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (5)
John Abney Culberson (Republican)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
  • HR 115-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017
  • S 115-2135: A bill to enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
  • HR 115-4477: Fix NICS Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmployee performanceFederal officialsFirearms and explosivesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsMental healthState and local government operations