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Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-7702| House 
| Updated: 7/21/2020
Madeleine Dean

Madeleine Dean

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make annual grants to an eligible state that establishes or maintains a point-of-contact system for a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer to verify that a firearm sale or transfer would be lawful. To be eligible for such a grant, the state shall meet certain requirements related to the system, including (1) prohibiting a sale or transfer from being completed unless the parties to the transaction receive an approval from the system within 10 days of the start of the transaction; (2) operating a hotline for contacting the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), for use by licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers; and (3) publishing an annual report with certain information from the system and information substantially similar to the information found in a NICS operations report.
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Timeline
Jul 21, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • July 21, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 21, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-7702| House 
| Updated: 7/21/2020
Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make annual grants to an eligible state that establishes or maintains a point-of-contact system for a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer to verify that a firearm sale or transfer would be lawful. To be eligible for such a grant, the state shall meet certain requirements related to the system, including (1) prohibiting a sale or transfer from being completed unless the parties to the transaction receive an approval from the system within 10 days of the start of the transaction; (2) operating a hotline for contacting the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), for use by licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers; and (3) publishing an annual report with certain information from the system and information substantially similar to the information found in a NICS operations report.
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Timeline
Jul 21, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • July 21, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 21, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Madeleine Dean

Madeleine Dean

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingBusiness recordsCriminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archivesLaw enforcement officersRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operations