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To direct the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March…

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To direct the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 3, 2020 Introduced by: Quigley, Mike Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 3, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report comparative data on background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and background checks conducted during the equivalent period of 2019.

What's happening now April 3, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 13
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 24, 2020
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 24, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Apr 7, 2020
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 3, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Apr 3, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 3, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Apr 3, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 3, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 3, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6453: To direct the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6453/
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"H.R. 6453: To direct the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6453/.
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H.R. 6453, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6453/.
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[H.R. 6453: To direct the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report the number of background checks conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System during the month of March 2019 and during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6453/)
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