2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1769: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021
Legislative Summary
To provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm.
Bill History
3/10/2021
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
3/10/2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
5/18/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/10/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 16
Republican: 13
Primary Sponsor

Mike Quigley
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (28)
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
Eric Swalwell
Democrat
Mario Diaz-Balart
Republican
Bill Pascrell
Democrat
Nicholas Taylor
Republican
Theodore Deutch
Democrat
Don Bacon
Republican
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Anthony Gonzalez
Republican
Thomas Suozzi
Democrat
Andrew Garbarino
Republican
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Gus Bilirakis
Republican
Veronica Escobar
Democrat
Steve Stivers
Republican
Luis Correa
Democrat
Mike Thompson
Democrat
John Rutherford
Republican
Sylvia Garcia
Democrat
Fred Upton
Republican
Joseph Neguse
Democrat
Robin Kelly
Democrat
Matthew Cartwright
Democrat
Carlos Gimenez
Republican
Abigail Spanberger
Democrat
Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Republican
John Carter
Republican
John Garamendi
Democrat