3.0.0 1519 2022-11-01T05:32:24Z 2022-11-01T05:32:24Z Senate S 2019-05-16 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-16T18:27:53Z Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act 116 2443 HR 2019-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2019-05-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-05-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2019-05-16 True Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Justice Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Drug trafficking and controlled substances Executive agency funding and structure Firearms and explosives Foreign aid and international relief Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Intergovernmental relations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Law enforcement administration and funding Licensing and registrations Mental health Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military personnel and dependents Organized crime Retail and wholesale trades Sanctions Smuggling and trafficking State and local government operations Terrorism U.S. Sentencing Commission Veterans' medical care Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-05-16 Introduced in Senate 2022-06-02T14:16:18Z Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes a grant program, requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take specified actions, creates new criminal offenses, and makes several other changes related to the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms.

Among other things, the bill

  • modifies and reauthorizes grants under the NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Check System) Improvement Amendments Act of 2007,
  • requires DOJ to establish the Nationwide Project Exile Expansion Program to prosecute violations of federal firearms laws,
  • establishes a task force within DOJ to investigate and prosecute cases of convicted felons and fugitives from justice who illegally attempt to purchase a firearm,
  • removes certain restrictions on interstate firearms transactions, and
  • creates stand-alone criminal offenses for trafficking in firearms and straw purchasing of firearms.
]]> Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2019 Display Title Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1519is/xml/BILLS-116s1519is.xml 2019-05-16 Read twice and referred to the 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.