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HR 5507 116th Congress House

Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to require an alien lawfully admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa to obtain the approval of the Attorney General before receiving a firearm.

Introduced: December 19, 2019 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative remediesFirearms 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
Jan 28, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Dec 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 28, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act

This bill requires a nonimmigrant alien to get Department of Justice (DOJ) approval before purchasing a firearm. Specifically, the party transferring the firearm to the alien must receive a copy of the DOJ waiver or confirm with the DOJ that such an alien falls within specified exceptions, such as the alien possessing a U.S. hunting license. Currently, a nonimmigrant alien may acquire a firearm if the alien qualifies for one of the specified exceptions without acquiring DOJ approval.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
UPTON, FRED
· Feb 7, 2020
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 5, 2020
KING, PETER
· Jan 16, 2020
Demings, Val
· Dec 19, 2019
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Dec 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5507: Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5507/
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"H.R. 5507: Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5507/.
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H.R. 5507, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5507/.
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