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Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act

USA117th CongressHR-2971| House 
| Updated: 11/9/2021
Charlie Crist

Charlie Crist

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (8)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act This bill modifies the exceptions to a provision that generally prohibits a nonimmigrant visa holder from obtaining a firearm or ammunition. Current law provides certain exceptions to this prohibition against a nonimmigrant receiving a firearm or ammunition, such as for a nonimmigrant who has a U.S. hunting license. This bill narrows the exceptions by, among other changes, requiring a nonimmigrant with a hunting license to get a waiver from the Department of Justice (DOJ) before receiving a firearm. The person transferring the firearm to a nonimmigrant visa holder must verify the validity of the waiver with DOJ.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5507
Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act
May 4, 2021
Introduced in House
May 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5507
    Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act


  • May 4, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • May 4, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 9, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Immigration

Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act

USA117th CongressHR-2971| House 
| Updated: 11/9/2021
Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act This bill modifies the exceptions to a provision that generally prohibits a nonimmigrant visa holder from obtaining a firearm or ammunition. Current law provides certain exceptions to this prohibition against a nonimmigrant receiving a firearm or ammunition, such as for a nonimmigrant who has a U.S. hunting license. This bill narrows the exceptions by, among other changes, requiring a nonimmigrant with a hunting license to get a waiver from the Department of Justice (DOJ) before receiving a firearm. The person transferring the firearm to a nonimmigrant visa holder must verify the validity of the waiver with DOJ.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5507
Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act
May 4, 2021
Introduced in House
May 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5507
    Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act


  • May 4, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • May 4, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 9, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Charlie Crist

Charlie Crist

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (8)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted