U.S. Senate · 117th Congress · S. 675
NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021
A bill 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.
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- Sponsor
- Christopher A. CoonsD-DE
- Introduced
- March 10, 2021, in the Senate
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (16)
8 Democrats, 8 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Thomas R. CarperD-DE
- Susan M. CollinsR-ME
- John CornynR-TX
- Tammy DuckworthD-IL
- Lindsey GrahamR-SC
- Amy KlobucharD-MN
- James LankfordR-OK
- Joe Manchin, IIID-WV
- Marco RubioR-FL
- Jeanne ShaheenD-NH
- Patrick J. ToomeyR-PA
Signed on later
- Chuck GrassleyR-IAMarch 11, 2021
- Patrick J. LeahyD-VTMarch 23, 2021
- Richard BlumenthalD-CTJanuary 5, 2022
- Lisa MurkowskiR-AKJanuary 5, 2022
- Richard J. DurbinD-ILFebruary 1, 2022