H.R. 2319 · 116th Congress
21st Century NICS Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tom Rice
- Introduced
- 2019-04-12
- Latest action
- 2019-05-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Summary
21st Century NICS Act
This bill modifies provisions governing 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.