Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act
Summary
Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act This bill requires the national instant criminal background check system to automatically notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and relevant state and local law enforcement agencies when the system indicates that a prospective firearm transferee is illegally or unlawfully in the United States.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Last action Apr 21, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
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Committee
1
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Cotton
RRepublican
Co
Joni Ernst
RRepublican
Co
Josh Hawley
RRepublican
Co
Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
Co
Thom Tillis
RRepublican
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