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H.R. 3411: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015

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H.R. 3411: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-29 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015

Plain summary

Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015 This bill amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to revise an eligibility condition for a state to receive a grant under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program and a waiver of the grant match requirement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program. Specifically, it directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a four-year state implementation plan, including benchmarks, to maximize the automation and submission of mental health and criminal history records to the National Instant Criminal Back Check System (NICS). DOJ must reduce the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) Program funding for a state that fails to comply with benchmarks. The bill amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require each federal agency and department, including a federal court, to certify whether it has provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation disqualifying records of persons prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm. It amends the federal criminal code and the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to define the terms "adjudicated as a mental defective" and "committed to a mental institution." The bill extends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act background check requirements to a transfer of a firearm between private parties by prohibiting such a transfer unless a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer has first taken possession of the firearm for the purpose of submitting a background check. A gun owner must report a lost or stolen firearm to DOJ and local law enforcement authorities within 48 hours of discovery.

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Official text

Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · 109 cosponsors

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Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), John B. Larson (D-CT), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), John Garamendi (D-CA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), William R. Keating (D-MA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA) and 49 more.

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Record fed-us-cong114-hr3411 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114