3.0.0 7702 2023-01-11T13:45:53Z 2023-01-11T13:45:53Z House HR 2020-07-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 21, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DEAN:H.R. 7702.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3612]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-21T13:01:40Z 2020-07-21 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000631 Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] Madeleine Dean D PA 4 N Crime and Law Enforcement Accounting and auditing Business records Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Government information and archives Law enforcement officers Retail and wholesale trades State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-07-21 Introduced in House 2020-11-03T19:10:31Z Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make annual grants to an eligible state that establishes or maintains a point-of-contact system for a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer to verify that a firearm sale or transfer would be lawful.

To be eligible for such a grant, the state shall meet certain requirements related to the system, including (1) prohibiting a sale or transfer from being completed unless the parties to the transaction receive an approval from the system within 10 days of the start of the transaction; (2) operating a hotline for contacting the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), for use by licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers; and (3) publishing an annual report with certain information from the system and information substantially similar to the information found in a NICS operations report.

]]> Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2020 Display Title Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To establish a grant program through the Department of Justice to incentivize States to establish point-of-contact systems for firearm sales subject to a background check, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7702ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7702ih.xml 2020-07-21 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.