To require the Inspector General, Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on the number of firearm transaction denials issued by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System that are referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for investigation, the number of prosecutions resulting from such investigations, and the number of firearms recovered by the Bureau in cases in which such a denial was issued after the firearm was transferred.
Summary
This bill requires the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Justice to report to Congress on the number of (1) firearm transfer denials issued by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System that are referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for investigation; (2) prosecutions resulting from such investigations; and (3) firearms recovered by the ATF in cases in which a denial was issued by the system after a firearm was transferred.
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Jan 2021
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Introduced Jan 5, 2021
Last action Mar 4, 2021
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Mar 4, 2021
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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Jan 5, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jan 5, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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