Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2020

Summary

Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make annual grants to an eligible state that establishes or maintains a point-of-contact system for a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer to verify that a firearm sale or transfer would be lawful. To be eligible for such a grant, the state shall meet certain requirements related to the system, including (1) prohibiting a sale or transfer from being completed unless the parties to the transaction receive an approval from the system within 10 days of the start of the transaction; (2) operating a hotline for contacting the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), for use by licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers; and (3) publishing an annual report with certain information from the system and information substantially similar to the information found in a NICS operations report.

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Timeline

1. 21 July 2020

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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2. 21 July 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 July 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 21 July 2020 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 July 2020

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 July 2020

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 July 2020

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Sponsors

• Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2021