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S 1253 107th Congress Senate

Gun Sale Anti-Fraud and Privacy Protection Act

Official title: A bill to protect ability of law enforcement to effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun sales and protect the privacy of the American people.

Introduced: July 26, 2001 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 26, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 26, 2001
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Gun Sale Anti-Fraud and Privacy Protection Act - Amends Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act provisions regarding the National Instant Background Check System (NICS) to require the destruction of all records relating to the receipt of a firearm that would not violate State or Federal prohibitions, other than the identifying number and the date a call was assigned (current law), consistent with the Attorney General's responsibility under the Act to ensure privacy of the system and to prevent system fraud and abuse, but in no event fewer than 90 days after the licensee first contacts the system with respect to the transfer.

Directs: (1) the Department of Justice and its divisions, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, during the period that records are maintained, to make those records available to the Department of the Treasury and its divisions, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, for the purpose of conducting system audits to detect fraud and misuse, and to protect the privacy and security, of the system; and (2) the Department of the Treasury to maintain and destroy those records in accordance with all statutory requirements imposed on the Department of Justice.

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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 26, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1253: Gun Sale Anti-Fraud and Privacy Protection Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1253/
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