S 3815
116th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2020
Introduced: May 21, 2020
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 21, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2020
This bill modifies requirements governing the national instant criminal background check system (NICS).
Specifically, it allows the NICS to retain records related to a firearms-related background check for as long as necessary to make a final determination of firearms eligibility.
Additionally, it requires the NICS to query an additional database—the National Data Exchange—as part of a firearm-related background check.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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