Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB5949
Legislation Overview
Title: National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2020
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives: Government information and archives
Description: Modifies requirements governing the national instant criminal background check system (NICS). Specifically, it allows the NICS to retain records related to a firearms-related background check for as long as necessary to make a final determination of firearms eligibility. Additionally, it requires the NICS to query an additional database—the National Data Exchange—as part of a firearm-related background check.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: March 10, 2020
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5949/all-info
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Jimmy Panetta (D); Rashida Tlaib (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Eric Swalwell (D); Bradley Schneider (D); Jennifer Wexton (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (6 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 10, 2020 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Feb 21, 2020 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 21, 2020 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 24 2020 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
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