Records Access Improvements Act of 2000

Summary

Records Access Improvements Act of 2000 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to reduce by ten percent each year, beginning with FY 2001, the total amount appropriated to each State from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund until its chief executive officer certifies to the Attorney General that at least 95 percent of the records of persons prohibited from access to firearms in that State have been and continue to be provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to support implementation of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Includes as prohibited from firearms access persons who are: (1) adjudicated as mental defectives or committed; (2) under indictment for, or convicted of, a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year; (3) fugitives from justice; (4) unlawful users of or addicted to any controlled substance; (5) subject to a domestic violence court restraining order; or (6) convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.

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Timeline

1. 30 October 2000

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 30 October 2000

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11376-11377)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 October 2000

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 November 2000

   Floor

   Star Print ordered on the bill.

   Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 30 October 2000 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 October 2000

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 October 2000

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 30 October 2000

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Sponsors

• Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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