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21st Century NICS Act

Introduced: April 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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21st Century NICS Act

This bill modifies provisions governing the national instant criminal background check system (NICS).

Specifically, it permits the NICS to query an additional database—the National Data Exchange—as part of a firearm-related background check.

What's happening now May 20, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1324 Related bill FAST NICS Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 1 Republican 18
Graves, Garret
· Nov 18, 2019
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Sep 26, 2019
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Sep 26, 2019
Hartzler, Vicky
· Sep 18, 2019
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Sep 18, 2019
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Sep 18, 2019
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Sep 18, 2019
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Sep 11, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 11, 2019
Flores, Bill
· Sep 11, 2019
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Sep 11, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· Sep 11, 2019
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 11, 2019
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Aug 23, 2019
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Aug 23, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Aug 13, 2019
Duffy, Sean
· Aug 13, 2019
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Aug 13, 2019
Gallagher, Mike
· Aug 13, 2019
KIND, RON
· May 15, 2019
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · May 9, 2019
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Apr 12, 2019
Conaway, K.
· Apr 12, 2019
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Apr 12, 2019
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Apr 12, 2019
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Apr 12, 2019
Marchant, Kenny
· Apr 12, 2019
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Apr 12, 2019
Stewart, Chris
· Apr 12, 2019
Woodall, Rob
· Apr 12, 2019
Yoho, Ted
· Apr 12, 2019
Zeldin, Lee
· Apr 12, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2319: 21st Century NICS Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2319/
MLA
"H.R. 2319: 21st Century NICS Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2319/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2319, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2319/.
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[H.R. 2319: 21st Century NICS Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2319/)
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