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HR 2971 117th Congress House Immigration

Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act

Introduced: May 4, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act

This bill modifies the exceptions to a provision that generally prohibits a nonimmigrant visa holder from obtaining a firearm or ammunition.

Current law provides certain exceptions to this prohibition against a nonimmigrant receiving a firearm or ammunition, such as for a nonimmigrant who has a U.S. hunting license.

This bill narrows the exceptions by, among other changes, requiring a nonimmigrant with a hunting license to get a waiver from the Department of Justice (DOJ) before receiving a firearm. The person transferring the firearm to a nonimmigrant visa holder must verify the validity of the waiver with DOJ.

What's happening now November 9, 2021

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 24, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 7, 2022
Deutch, Theodore
· Oct 12, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 12, 2021
Demings, Val
· May 4, 2021
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · May 4, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2971: Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2971/
MLA
"H.R. 2971: Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2971/.
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H.R. 2971, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2971/.
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[H.R. 2971: Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2971/)
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