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Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1775| Senate 
| Updated: 5/24/2021
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (2)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes a grant program, requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take specified actions, creates new criminal offenses, and makes several other changes related to the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms. For example, the bill modifies and reauthorizes grants under the NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Check System) Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, requires DOJ to establish the Nationwide Project Exile Expansion Program to prosecute violations of federal firearms laws, establishes a task force within DOJ to investigate and prosecute cases of convicted felons and fugitives from justice who illegally attempt to purchase a firearm, removes certain restrictions on interstate firearms transactions, and creates stand-alone criminal offenses for trafficking in firearms and straw purchasing of firearms.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1519
Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2019
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2021
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 24, 2021
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 62.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1519
    Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2019


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.


  • May 24, 2021
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 62.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 118-4104: Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2024
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug trafficking and controlled substancesExecutive agency funding and structureFirearms and explosivesForeign aid and international reliefFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsIntergovernmental relationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLaw enforcement administration and fundingLicensing and registrationsMental healthMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary personnel and dependentsOrganized crimeRetail and wholesale tradesSanctionsSmuggling and traffickingState and local government operationsTerrorismU.S. Sentencing CommissionVeterans' medical careViolent crime

Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1775| Senate 
| Updated: 5/24/2021
Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes a grant program, requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take specified actions, creates new criminal offenses, and makes several other changes related to the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms. For example, the bill modifies and reauthorizes grants under the NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Check System) Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, requires DOJ to establish the Nationwide Project Exile Expansion Program to prosecute violations of federal firearms laws, establishes a task force within DOJ to investigate and prosecute cases of convicted felons and fugitives from justice who illegally attempt to purchase a firearm, removes certain restrictions on interstate firearms transactions, and creates stand-alone criminal offenses for trafficking in firearms and straw purchasing of firearms.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1519
Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2019
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2021
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 24, 2021
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 62.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1519
    Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2019


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.


  • May 24, 2021
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 62.
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (2)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 118-4104: Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2024
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug trafficking and controlled substancesExecutive agency funding and structureFirearms and explosivesForeign aid and international reliefFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsIntergovernmental relationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLaw enforcement administration and fundingLicensing and registrationsMental healthMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary personnel and dependentsOrganized crimeRetail and wholesale tradesSanctionsSmuggling and traffickingState and local government operationsTerrorismU.S. Sentencing CommissionVeterans' medical careViolent crime