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HR 57 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives

Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017

Introduced: January 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017

This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to submit a biannual report to Congress on the number of proposed firearm transfers where: (1) a licensed gun dealer submitted a background check through the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS failed to respond to the licensed gun dealer within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completed the transfer.

The FBI must also report on the procedures followed once the transferee is discovered to be ineligible.


What's happening now January 12, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 26, 2018
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Green, Al
Texas · Mar 5, 2018
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 5, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 57: Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-57/
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"H.R. 57: Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-57/.
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H.R. 57, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-57/.
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