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HR 60 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives

Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2023

Introduced: January 9, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2023

This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to report to Congress on the number of firearm transfers where (1) a licensed gun dealer submits a background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS fails to respond within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completes the transfer.

The FBI must also report on the procedures followed once the transferee is discovered to be ineligible.

What's happening now January 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 20, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 60: Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-60/
MLA
"H.R. 60: Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-60/.
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H.R. 60, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-60/.
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[H.R. 60: Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-60/)
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