3.0.0 4363 2023-01-13T04:49:39Z 2023-01-13T04:49:39Z House H HR 2005-11-17 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2006-02-06T16:38:15Z Referred to 2005-11-17T15:01:40Z 2006-02-06 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2005-11-17 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 N Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Data banks Economics and Public Finance Electronic data interchange Equipment and supplies Ex-offenders Families Family violence Federal aid to law enforcement Firearms Firearms control Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Identification devices Identification of criminals Science, Technology, Communications Wife abuse Women Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2005-11-17 Introduced in House 2006-01-14T17:25:31Z Iris Scan Security Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to enable states to: (1) include in state criminal records systems iris scan information obtained from individuals prohibited by federal or state law from possessing or receiving a firearm by reason of having been convicted in state court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or a misdemeanor domestic violence crime; and (2) provide such information electronically to the national instant criminal background check (NICS) system.

Requires a state grantee to: (1) provide to the NICS system such information from the database as the Attorney General may require; and (2) not disclose any information in the database except for a law enforcement purpose.

Directs the Attorney General to prescribe regulations necessary to ensure that the system is equipped to receive iris scan information and to use the information in responding to requests from licensees for information about whether receipt of a firearm by a prospective transferee would violate federal or state law.

Amends the code to prohibit the transfer of a firearm by a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer to an unlicensed individual unless the licensee performs an iris scan and provides the NICS system electronically with the information obtained from the scan.

]]> Iris Scan Security Act of 2005 Display Title Iris Scan Security Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To provide grants to enable States to include iris scan information from certain convicted criminals in State criminal records systems, to provide for the use of the information by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and to require Federal firearms dealers to obtain iris scan information from prospective firearms purchasers. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Iris Scan Security Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4363ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4363ih.xml 2006-02-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.