Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB675
Legislation Overview
Title: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: A bill 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.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 10, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/675/all-info
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Christopher Coons (D); John Cornyn (R); Tammy Duckworth (D); Marco Rubio (R); Thomas Carper (D); James Lankford (R); Amy Klobuchar (D); Susan Collins (R); Joe Manchin (D); Pat Toomey (R); Lindsey Graham (R); Jeanne Shaheen (D); Chuck Grassley (R); Patrick Leahy (D); Richard Blumenthal (D); Lisa Murkowski (R); Richard Durbin (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 17% (17 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2021 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 8 2021 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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