Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2023

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 60 To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers result- ing from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 9, 2023 Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion to report to the Congress semiannually on the num- ber of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:59 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H60.IH H60 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 60 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Accidental Firearms 2 Transfers Reporting Act of 2023’’. 3 SEC. 2. FBI REPORT ON FIREARMS TRANSFERS RESULTING 4 FROM THE FAILURE TO COMPLETE A BACK- 5 GROUND CHECK WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS, 6 AND THE PROCEDURES FOLLOWED AFTER IT 7 IS DISCOVERED THAT A FIREARM TRANSFER 8 HAS BEEN MADE TO A TRANSFEREE WHO IS 9 INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A FIREARM. 10 Within 120 days after the date of the enactment of 11 this Act and every 6 months thereafter, the Director of 12 the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the 13 Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa- 14 tives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 15 a written report on— 16 (1) the number of proposed firearm transfers— 17 (A) about which a person licensed under 18 chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, con- 19 tacted the national instant criminal background 20 check system established under section 103 of 21 the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act; 22 (B) with respect to which the system failed 23 to respond to the licensee within 3 business 24 days; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:59 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H60.IH H60 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 60 IH (C) which were completed in the period 1 covered by the report; and 2 (2) the procedures followed after it is discovered 3 that a firearm transfer has been made to a trans- 4 feree who is ineligible to receive a firearm. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:59 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H60.IH H60 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS