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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 49.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H212]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to report to Congress on the number of firearm transfers where (1) a licensed gun dealer submits a background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS fails to respond within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completes the transfer.</p> <p>The FBI must also report on the procedures followed once the transferee is discovered to be ineligible.</p> <p><br /> </p>]]></text>
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