21st Century NICS Act
USA117th CongressHR-1518| House
| Updated: 5/18/2021
Tom Rice
Republican Representative
South Carolina
Cosponsors (49)
Bob Gibbs (Republican)Adrian Smith (Republican)John Katko (Republican)Steve Stivers (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Stephanie I. Bice (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Young Kim (Republican)William R. Timmons (Republican)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Andy Barr (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Mike D. Rogers (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)Cliff Bentz (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Peter Meijer (Republican)Blake D. Moore (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Austin Scott (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)Garret Graves (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Tracey Mann (Republican)Bryan Steil (Republican)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
21st Century NICS Act This bill modifies procedures for conducting firearms-related background checks through the national instant criminal background check system (NICS). Specifically, it permits the NICS to query an additional database—the National Data Exchange—as part of a firearm-related background check.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archives
21st Century NICS Act
USA117th CongressHR-1518| House
| Updated: 5/18/2021
21st Century NICS Act This bill modifies procedures for conducting firearms-related background checks through the national instant criminal background check system (NICS). Specifically, it permits the NICS to query an additional database—the National Data Exchange—as part of a firearm-related background check.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Tom Rice
Republican Representative
South Carolina
Cosponsors (49)
Bob Gibbs (Republican)Adrian Smith (Republican)John Katko (Republican)Steve Stivers (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Stephanie I. Bice (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Young Kim (Republican)William R. Timmons (Republican)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Andy Barr (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Mike D. Rogers (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)Cliff Bentz (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Peter Meijer (Republican)Blake D. Moore (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Austin Scott (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)Garret Graves (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Tracey Mann (Republican)Bryan Steil (Republican)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Criminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archives