3.0.0 2971 2023-01-11T13:49:00Z 2023-01-11T13:49:00Z House HR 2021-05-04 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 4, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CRIST:H.R. 2971.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H2142]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2021-11-09T15:34:28Z Referred to 2021-05-04T14:03:20Z 2021-11-09 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2021-05-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 N R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] John Rutherford R FL H. 4 2021-05-04 True D000627 Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] Val Demings D FL Butler 10 2021-05-04 True S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2021-10-12 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 2021-10-12 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2021-10-12 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2022-05-12 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2022-06-07 False G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2022-06-24 False Immigration Immigration 00 2021-05-04 Introduced in House 2021-11-04T19:23:35Z Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act

This bill modifies the exceptions to a provision that generally prohibits a nonimmigrant visa holder from obtaining a firearm or ammunition.

Current law provides certain exceptions to this prohibition against a nonimmigrant receiving a firearm or ammunition, such as for a nonimmigrant who has a U.S. hunting license.

This bill narrows the exceptions by, among other changes, requiring a nonimmigrant with a hunting license to get a waiver from the Department of Justice (DOJ) before receiving a firearm. The person transferring the firearm to a nonimmigrant visa holder must verify the validity of the waiver with DOJ.

]]> Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act Display Title Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to require an alien lawfully admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa to obtain the approval of the Attorney General before receiving a firearm, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2971ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2971ih.xml 2021-11-09 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.