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H.R. 3552 116th Congress House

Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act

Official title: To amend the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies in the event that a background check conducte… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies in the event that a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosives
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act

This bill establishes a notification requirement following a firearms-related background check that results in a denial.

Specifically, the bill requires the national instant criminal background check system to notify federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies if a firearms-related background check determines that an individual is ineligible to receive or possess a firearm. The notification requirement applies even if more than three business days have elapsed since the background check was initiated, and a firearm has already been transferred to the individual.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2843 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
  • HR 1585 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 17
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 8, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Aug 23, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Aug 20, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Aug 6, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Aug 6, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jul 2, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 27, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 27, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 27, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jun 27, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 27, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 27, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 27, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 27, 2019
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 27, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 27, 2019
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 27, 2019
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3552: Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3552/
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"H.R. 3552: Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3552/.
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H.R. 3552, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3552/.
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