To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm.
USA115th CongressHR-4471| House
| Updated: 1/9/2018
Mike Quigley
Democratic Representative
Illinois
Cosponsors (27)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)James B. Renacci (Republican)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
NICS Denial Notification Act of 2017 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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingState and local government operations
To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm.
USA115th CongressHR-4471| House
| Updated: 1/9/2018
NICS Denial Notification Act of 2017 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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mike Quigley
Democratic Representative
Illinois
Cosponsors (27)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)James B. Renacci (Republican)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingState and local government operations