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H.R. 1415 (109th)

NICS Improvement Act of 2005

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Introduced

17 March 2005

Last action

5 December 2006 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8704-8705)

Sponsors

Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16], Brad Sherman, Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Zoe Lofgren, Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], ELIOT ENGEL, Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], Ed Case, CAROLYN MALONEY, Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], ELIJAH CUMMINGS, Betty McCollum, Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], JOSE SERRANO, Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], James McGovern, Bill Pascrell, Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Diana DeGette, Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], JOHN CONYERS, Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], NITA LOWEY

Subjects

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Summary

NICS Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require: (1) the head of each Federal agency that has records relating to persons for whom receipt of a firearm would violate Federal or State law to provide that information to the Attorney General for inclusion in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS); (2) the agency, upon being made aware that the basis under which a record was made available no longer applies, to correct the record and notify the Attorney General; and (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security to make available to the Attorney General records relevant to a determination that a person is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm and information about a change in such person's status for removal from NICS, where appropriate. Directs the Attorney General to make grants to: (1) States and Indian tribal governments to establish or upgrade information and identification technologies for firearms eligibility determinations; and (2) States for use by the State court system to improve the automation and transmittal to Federal and State record repositories of criminal history dispositions, records relevant to determining whether a person has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, court orders, and mental health adjudications or commitments. Requires: (1) the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to study and evaluate NICS operations and to report annually to Congress and to specified States regarding best practices; and (2) the Comptroller General to conduct an audit of the expenditure of all funds appropriated for criminal records improvement to determine how the funds were expended.

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Timeline

  1. 17 March 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 March 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 March 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 10 May 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

    Source: Committee

  5. 21 June 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4860-4861)

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 18 July 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5934-5935)

    Source: IntroReferral

  7. 13 September 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1835-1836)

    Source: IntroReferral

  8. 20 September 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8129)

    Source: IntroReferral

  9. 17 October 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8821)

    Source: IntroReferral

  10. 25 October 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9072)

    Source: IntroReferral

  11. 3 November 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9609)

    Source: IntroReferral

  12. 8 November 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9994)

    Source: IntroReferral

  13. 6 December 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11073-11074)

    Source: IntroReferral

  14. 7 December 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2470)

    Source: IntroReferral

  15. 28 February 2006

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H419)

    Source: IntroReferral

  16. 3 May 2006

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  17. 11 May 2006

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  18. 18 May 2006

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

    Source: Committee

  19. 18 May 2006

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  20. 14 June 2006

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3979-3980)

    Source: IntroReferral

  21. 6 September 2006

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6275)

    Source: IntroReferral

  22. 5 December 2006

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8704-8705)

    Source: IntroReferral

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