To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm.
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Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on March 11, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
30 Cosponsors (15 Democrats, 15 Republicans)
History
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Jan 5, 2016
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4320 (114th). |
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Nov 28, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4471 (115th). |
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Mar 11, 2019
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Introduced
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Mar 10, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1769 (117th). |
H.R. 1671 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1671. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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