S. 1261 · 117th Congress

Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Tom Cotton
Introduced
2021-04-21
Latest action
2021-04-21 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act

This bill requires the national instant criminal background check system to automatically notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and relevant state and local law enforcement agencies when the system indicates that a prospective firearm transferee is illegally or unlawfully in the United States.