[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4677. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee 
on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP OR 
                   STATUS AS AN ALIEN REQUIRED FOR FIREARM 
                   PURCHASES.

       Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(aa) Documentary Proof of United States Citizenship or 
     Status as an Alien Required for Firearm Purchases.--It shall 
     be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of a 
     firearm to any individual unless the individual--
       ``(1) presents documentary proof of United States 
     citizenship, as defined in section 3 of the National Voter 
     Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20502);
       ``(2) if the individual is an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence (as defined in section 101(a) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))), 
     presents--
       ``(A) documentary evidence of status as an alien lawfully 
     admitted for permanent residence, such as a permanent 
     resident card (Form I-551); and
       ``(B) a separate document showing proof of residency; or
       ``(3) if the individual is an alien who has been lawfully 
     admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa and 
     who meets one of the criteria under subsection (y)(2), 
     presents--
       ``(A) a document showing proof of residency;
       ``(B) a document containing photo identification; and
       ``(C) documentation sufficient to establish that the 
     individual is an alien who has been lawfully admitted to the 
     United States under a nonimmigrant visa and who meets one of 
     the criteria under subsection (y)(2).''.
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