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HOUSE 821116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

NICS Review Act of 2019

Last Action
3/25/2019

Actions

  • 2019-03-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • 2019-01-28Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2019-01-28Introduced in House
  • 2019-01-28Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-01-28 (00)

NICS Review Act of 2019

This bill revises the amount of time that the national instant criminal background check system retains certain information about an approved firearm transaction.

Currently, identifying information about an approved firearm purchaser must be destroyed within 24 hours. This bill requires identifying information about an approved firearm purchaser to be retained for at least 90 days before it can be destroyed.

Subjects

  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Firearms and explosives
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Retail and wholesale trades
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