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S. 3387 117th Congress Senate

National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to require the search and retention of certain records with respect to conducting criminal background checks, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 14, 2021 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Dec 14, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 14, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 14, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2021

This bill modifies procedures for conducting firearms-related background checks through the national instant criminal background check system (NICS).

Specifically, the bill requires the NICS to retain records related to a firearms-related background check for as long as necessary to determine whether an individual is eligible to receive a firearm.

Additionally, the bill requires the NICS to query additional databases for relevant information, including the National Data Exchange, the Interstate Identification Index System, and the National Crime Information Center databases.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6281 Identical bill National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 14, 2021
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 14, 2021
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Dec 14, 2021
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Padilla, Alex
California · Dec 14, 2021
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 14, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3387: National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3387/
MLA
"S. 3387: National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3387/.
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S. 3387, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3387/.
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[S. 3387: National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3387/)
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