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H.R. 2267119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action May 13, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 2267 would require the Attorney General to give Congress yearly demographic data on gun purchase denials from NICS checks.
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This bill requires the U.S. Attorney General to send Congress a yearly report on people denied gun purchases through the NICS background check system. The report would include demographic breakdowns such as race, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, income, and English proficiency, plus separate data on denials that were successfully appealed. It does not change who can buy a gun or how background checks work.
The Department of Justice would compile and submit the reports, while Congress would receive them. Gun rights and gun control groups, privacy advocates, and firearm policy researchers could indirectly use the data.
The new data could shape future debates over background check policy and firearm access, though the bill itself changes no purchasing rules. Everyday gun buyers would see no direct change to the buying process.
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Right now: it passed the House and now goes to the Senate. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.