US SB2135 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-14 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-14 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Fix NICS Act of 2017
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-03-14 | Senate | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. |
2017-12-06 | Senate | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. |
2017-11-15 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7163-7265) |
Same As/Similar To
HB4434 (Same As) 2017-12-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
HB4477 (Related) 2017-12-05 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 322.
HB38 (Related) 2017-12-07 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB4477 (Related) 2017-12-05 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 322.
HB38 (Related) 2017-12-07 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employee performance
Federal officials
Firearms and explosives
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Mental health
State and local government operations
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employee performance
Federal officials
Firearms and explosives
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Mental health
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2135/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2135/BILLS-115s2135is.pdf |