3.0.0 436 2019-11-15T22:01:05Z 2019-11-15T22:01:05Z Senate S S 2011-03-02 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing ssju22 Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Subcommittee Hearings by 2011-11-15T22:35:04Z Referred to 2011-03-02T16:57:45Z Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011 112 1781 HR 2011-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2011-11-15 ssju22 Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Subcommittee Senate Committee on the Judiciary Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-942. Committee 2011-03-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2011-03-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-03-02 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2011-03-10 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2011-10-04 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2011-11-18 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Firearms and explosives Higher education Law enforcement administration and funding Licensing and registrations Mental health Retail and wholesale trades User charges and fees Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2011-03-02 Introduced in Senate 2011-05-17T18:59:58Z Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011 - Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NICS Act) to increase the amount of a state's allocation under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program that the Attorney General shall withhold to: (1) 15% in FY2013-FY2017 if the state provides less than 75% of the records required to be provided under the NICS Act's requirements regarding making data electronically available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and (2) 25% in FY2018 and thereafter if the state provides less than 90% of the records required. Authorizes the Attorney General to reduce the percentage of the amount withheld if a state provides substantial evidence that it is making a reasonable effort to comply. Requires any withheld funds to be transferred to the appropriations account for state and local law enforcement assistance, Office of Justice Programs, of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Expresses the sense of Congress that any funds transferred should be used to carry out activities described in the NICS Act.

Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require each federal agency to submit to the Attorney General a semiannual written certification indicating whether it has provided the pertinent information in any record in its possession identifying persons prohibited from purchasing or receiving firearms or ammunition.

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each college, university, or postsecondary institution that receives federal funds under such Act or financial assistance under any federal program to develop and implement a mental health assessment plan for assessing, reporting, and referring students who pose a safety risk to themselves or others, informing their families, and addressing such risks.

Amends the federal criminal code to set forth criteria for: (1) drawing an inference that a person is an unlawful user of a controlled substance, and (2) defining a person as "addicted to any controlled substance."

Extends Brady Act background check procedures to unlicensed transferors and transferees of firearms. Specifies exceptions.

]]> Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011 Display Title Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. Introduced in Senate 2011-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s436is/xml/BILLS-112s436is.xml 2011-11-15 Committee on the Judiciary Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-942. 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.