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H.R. 194 (117th): To require the Inspector General, Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on the number of firearm transaction denials issued by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System that are referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for investigation, the number of prosecutions resulting from such investigations, and the number of firearms recovered by the Bureau in cases in which such a denial was issued after the firearm was transferred.

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Michael Burgess

Sponsor. Representative for Texas's 26th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jan 5, 2021
Length: 3 pages
Introduced
Jan 5, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on January 5, 2021, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

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8 Cosponsors (8 Republicans)

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History

Sep 25, 2019
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4490 (116th).
Jan 5, 2021
 
Introduced

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H.R. 194 (117th) 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. 194. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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