NICS Data Reporting Act of 2026 passed the House 417 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedMar 21, 2025
ReportedMar 25, 2025
Passed one chamberMay 12, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 44 words.
NICS Data Reporting Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to report annually on the demographic data of persons who are determined to be ineligible to purchase a firearm based on a background check performed by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee - Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 87 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 166 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archives
- Latest action
- May 13, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]