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Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act

Introduced: February 27, 2019 Introduced by: Steube, W. Gregory Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act

This bill requires the national instant criminal background check system to 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.

What's happening now April 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 3
Ratcliffe, John
· Mar 25, 2019
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Feb 27, 2019
Buck, Ken
· Feb 27, 2019
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Feb 27, 2019
Collins, Doug
· Feb 27, 2019
Gohmert, Louie
· Feb 27, 2019
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Feb 27, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1412: Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1412/
MLA
"H.R. 1412: Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1412/.
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H.R. 1412, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1412/.
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[H.R. 1412: Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1412/)
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