H.R. 5461 · 115th Congress
NICS Review Act of 2018
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Carolyn Maloney
- Introduced
- 2018-04-10
- Latest action
- 2018-05-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Summary
NICS Review Act of 2018
This bill revises the amount of time that the national instant criminal background check system retains certain information about an approved firearm transaction.
Currently, identifying information about an approved firearm purchaser must be destroyed within 24 hours. This bill requires identifying information about an approved firearm purchaser to be retained for at least 90 days before it can be destroyed.