H.R. 2640 - NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Summary:
- To improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has become law.
- Amendments:
- 1 proposed amendment. 1 accepted. View amendments
PASSED by voice vote on June 13, 2007.
NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
H.R. 2640 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
- NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
- NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
- NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Criminal justice
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Aliens
- Ammunition
- Armed forces
- Arrest
- Auditing
- Automation
- Budgets
- Civil commitment
- Civil liberties
- Computer networks
- Confidential communications
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Court records
- Criminal justice information
- Criminal statistics
- Defense policy
- Department of Justice
- Drug abuse
- Drug addiction
- Due process of law
- Electronic data interchange
- Electronic government information
- Executive departments
- Expatriation
- Families
- Family violence
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federal-state relations
- Firearms
- Firearms control
- Fugitives from justice
- Government information
- Government paperwork
- Identification of criminals
- Illegal aliens
- Immigration
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Law
- Medical care
- Medical records
- Medicine
- Mental illness
- Military discharges
- Minorities
- Right of privacy
- State and local government
- State courts
- Technology
- Telecommunication
- User charges
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 6/11/2007 Referred to Committee Amendments (1 proposed) Passed House 6/13/2007 Passed Senate 12/19/2007 Signed by President 1/08/2008 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. 6/13/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. 12/19/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 3887 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 12/19/2007 PASSED by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 6/11/2007 6/11/2007 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 6/13/2007 Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. 6/13/2007 Considered under suspension of the rules. 6/13/2007 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2640. currently selected House Vote on Passage 6/13/2007 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. 6/14/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 12/19/2007 Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. 12/19/2007 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. select this vote Senate Vote on Passage 12/19/2007 Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. 12/19/2007 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Presented to President 12/19/2007 Cleared for White House. 12/19/2007 Amendment SA 3887 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Leahy. select this vote Vote 12/19/2007 Amendment SA 3887 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 12/19/2007 Mrs. McCarthy (NY) asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. 12/19/2007 On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. Presented to President 1/04/2008 Presented to President. Signed 1/08/2008 Signed by President. Enacted 1/08/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-180. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status select this vote S. Amdt. 3887 Leahy, Patrick [D-VT] December 19, 2007 Passed by voice vote on December 18, 2007. In the nature of a substitute.
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