H.R. 4344 · 115th Congress
End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2017
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End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 9, 2017
End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2017
This bill requires each state to:
- establish a reporting system through which mental health professionals may report information about an individual committed to a mental institution who poses a danger or an individual who communicates a serious threat of violence,
- provide mental health records to the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System for use in determining whether a person is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm, and
- establish a process related to the temporary involuntary commitment of individuals at mental health facilities.
Beginning 10 years after enactment, the Department of Justice must reduce by 5% funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for a state that fails to comply with requirements.
The bill amends the federal criminal code to expand the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm) to include persons who communicate a serious threat of violence to a mental health professional.
Finally, it replaces various statutory references to persons adjudicated as a "mental defective" with persons adjudicated as "ineligible due to disqualifying mental status."
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2017
Latest action (Dec 13, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 9, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.