United States · Bill · S
S. 3815 (116th)
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2020
Introduced
21 May 2020
Last action
21 May 2020 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2020 This bill modifies requirements governing the national instant criminal background check system (NICS). Specifically, it allows the NICS to retain records related to a firearms-related background check for as long as necessary to make a final determination of firearms eligibility. Additionally, it requires the NICS to query an additional database—the National Data Exchange—as part of a firearm-related background check.
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Timeline
21 May 2020
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
21 May 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 21 May 2020 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → FAST NICS Act
- related to → National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3815
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/3815
- us · 116-s-3815 · source updated 10 August 2026