HR 2267 United States House · 119th Congress

NICS Data Reporting Act of 2026

HR 2267, the NICS Data Reporting Act of 2025, requires the Attorney General to annually report demographic data from firearm background checks conducted through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The report must include details like race, ethnicity, age, disability, income, and language proficiency - where available - on individuals found ineligible to purchase firearms. This affects the Department of Justice, which must submit these reports to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees within one year of the law's enactment and annually thereafter. The bill focuses solely on collecting and reporting existing background check data, without changing firearm eligibility rules or creating new requirements for gun buyers.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Mar 21, 2025 Last action May 13, 2026

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Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 3 edits · May 12, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to require that NICS demographic reports be disaggregated by the specific reason a person was found ineligible to purchase a firearm, and to add a new requirement tracking demographic data for individuals whose ineligibility determinations were overturned on appeal. These changes make the reporting significantly more granular, allowing Congress to identify whether certain demographic groups are disproportionately affected by specific categories of ineligibility (such as mental health commitments versus felony convictions) and to monitor how appeals affect different populations.

REQUIREMENT

The annual report must now disaggregate demographic data by the reason for the ineligibility determination, rather than reporting aggregate demographics across all ineligibility reasons combined.

A new requirement was added to collect and report the same demographic data (race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability, average annual income, English language proficiency) specifically for persons whose ineligibility determination was overturned on appeal.

TECHNICAL

The short title was updated from 'NICS Data Reporting Act' to 'NICS Data Reporting Act of 2026' to reflect the legislative year.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

May 13, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

upper

May 12, 2026

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3369)

lower

May 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3369)

lower

May 12, 2026

Introduced

Mr. Massie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Oct 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-336.

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors