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A bill to enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

USA115th CongressS-2135| Senate 
| Updated: 3/14/2018
John Cornyn

John Cornyn

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (77)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Dean Heller (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Ron Johnson (Republican)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John McCain (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Bob Corker (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Thad Cochran (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fix NICS Act of 2017 This bill amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require each federal agency and department, including a federal court, to: certify whether it has provided to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) disqualifying records of persons prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm, and establish and substantially comply with an implementation plan to maximize record submissions and verify their accuracy. The bill amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to: direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a state implementation plan, including benchmarks, to maximize the automation and submission of mental health and criminal history records to the NICS; waive the grant match requirement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) for a state that complies with its implementation plan; reauthorize through FY2022 the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP); establish, as a priority area for NARIP grant funding, a domestic abuse and violence prevention initiative; and create a funding preference under the NARIP program for states that establish an implementation plan and use grant funds to upload felony conviction and domestic violence records. It amends the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 to reauthorize through FY2022 the NCHIP program. If a state complies with its implementation plan, then the federal share of an NCHIP grant may exceed 90% of program costs.
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Timeline
Nov 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7163-7265)
Dec 6, 2017
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Dec 13, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4434
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 14, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
  • November 15, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 15, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7163-7265)


  • December 6, 2017
    Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.


  • December 13, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4434
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.


  • March 14, 2018
    Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4434: To enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
  • HR 115-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017
  • HR 115-4477: Fix NICS Act of 2017
Congressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmployee performanceFederal officialsFirearms and explosivesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsMental healthState and local government operations

A bill to enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

USA115th CongressS-2135| Senate 
| Updated: 3/14/2018
Fix NICS Act of 2017 This bill amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require each federal agency and department, including a federal court, to: certify whether it has provided to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) disqualifying records of persons prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm, and establish and substantially comply with an implementation plan to maximize record submissions and verify their accuracy. The bill amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to: direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a state implementation plan, including benchmarks, to maximize the automation and submission of mental health and criminal history records to the NICS; waive the grant match requirement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) for a state that complies with its implementation plan; reauthorize through FY2022 the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP); establish, as a priority area for NARIP grant funding, a domestic abuse and violence prevention initiative; and create a funding preference under the NARIP program for states that establish an implementation plan and use grant funds to upload felony conviction and domestic violence records. It amends the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 to reauthorize through FY2022 the NCHIP program. If a state complies with its implementation plan, then the federal share of an NCHIP grant may exceed 90% of program costs.
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Timeline
Nov 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7163-7265)
Dec 6, 2017
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Dec 13, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4434
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 14, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
  • November 15, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 15, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7163-7265)


  • December 6, 2017
    Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.


  • December 13, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4434
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.


  • March 14, 2018
    Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
John Cornyn

John Cornyn

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (77)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Dean Heller (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Ron Johnson (Republican)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John McCain (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Bob Corker (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Thad Cochran (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4434: To enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
  • HR 115-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017
  • HR 115-4477: Fix NICS Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmployee performanceFederal officialsFirearms and explosivesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsMental healthState and local government operations