S 1261
117th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Border security and unlawful immigration
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Firearms and explosives
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Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations
Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Plain-English summary
Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act
This bill requires the national instant criminal background check system to automatically notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and relevant state and local law enforcement agencies when the system indicates that a prospective firearm transferee is illegally or unlawfully in the United States.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1