H.R. 2640 - NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007

Criminal justice.
Sponsor:
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 
Senate Vote: On Passage

PASSED by voice vote on December 19, 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
Introduced6/11/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)
Passed House6/13/2007
Passed Senate12/19/2007
Signed by President1/08/2008
Bill History
Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
select this voteHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.6/13/2007PASSED by voice vote
currently selectedSenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.12/19/2007PASSED by voice vote
select this voteSenateAmendment SA 3887 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.12/19/2007PASSED by voice vote
ActionDateDescription
Introduced6/11/2007
6/11/2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
6/13/2007Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
6/13/2007Considered under suspension of the rules.
6/13/2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2640.
select this voteHouse Vote on Passage6/13/2007On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
6/14/2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
12/19/2007Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
12/19/2007Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
currently selectedSenate Vote on Passage12/19/2007Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
12/19/2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President12/19/2007Cleared for White House.
12/19/2007Amendment SA 3887 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Leahy.
select this voteVote12/19/2007Amendment SA 3887 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
12/19/2007Mrs. McCarthy (NY) asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
12/19/2007On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President1/04/2008Presented to President.
Signed1/08/2008Signed by President.
Enacted1/08/2008Became Public Law No: 110-180.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
select this voteS. Amdt. 3887Leahy, Patrick [D-VT]December 19, 2007Passed by voice vote on December 18, 2007.

In the nature of a substitute.

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1 Organization Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

1 organization supported this bill

National Rifle Association
(n.d.). National Rifle Association; "H.R. 2640, The "NICS Improvement Act," Passes House By Voice Vote"; 6-13-07. Retrieved n.d., from .

2 organizations opposed this bill

Gun Owners of America
(n.d.). Gun Owners of America; "McCarthy Bill Rammed Through The House -- Deal between NRA leadership and Democrats leaves most Republicans in the dark"; 6-14-07. Retrieved n.d., from .
John Birch Society
(n.d.). John Birch Society; "Oppose H.R. 2640". Retrieved n.d., from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from Pro-Guns interest groups, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Vote
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0Yes
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0Yes
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$0$0Yes
Max BaucusDMT$0$0Yes
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0Yes
Bob BennettRUT$0$0Yes
Joe BidenDDE$0$0Yes
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0Yes
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$0Yes
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0Yes
Jim BunningRKY$0$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$0$0Yes
Robert ByrdDWV$0$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$0$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$0$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$0$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$0$0Yes
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$0Yes
Hillary ClintonDNY$0$0Yes
Tom CoburnROK$0$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$0$0Yes
Norm ColemanRMN$0$0Yes
Susan CollinsRME$0$0Yes
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$0$0Yes
John CornynRTX$0$0Yes
Larry CraigRID$0$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$0$0Yes
Jim DeMintRSC$0$0Yes
Chris DoddDCT$0$0Yes
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$0Yes
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$0Yes
Byron DorganDND$0$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$0$0Yes
John EnsignRNV$0$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$0$0Yes
Russ FeingoldDWI$0$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0Yes
Judd GreggRNH$0$0Yes
Chuck HagelRNE$0$0Yes
Tom HarkinDIA$0$0Yes
Orrin HatchRUT$0$0Yes
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$0$0Yes
Dan InouyeDHI$0$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0Yes
Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0Yes
Ted KennedyDMA$0$0Yes
John KerryDMA$0$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$0$0Yes
Herb KohlDWI$0$0Yes
Jon KylRAZ$0$0Yes
Mary LandrieuDLA$0$0Yes
Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$0Yes
Patrick LeahyDVT$0$0Yes
Carl LevinDMI$0$0Yes
Joe LiebermanICT$0$0Yes
Blanche LincolnDAR$0$0Yes
Dick LugarRIN$0$0Yes
Mel MartinezRFL$0$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$0$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$0$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$0Yes
Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$0$0Yes
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$0Yes
Barack ObamaDIL$0$0Yes
Mark PryorDAR$0$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$0$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0Yes
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$0Yes
Ken SalazarDCO$0$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$0$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$0$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0Yes
Richard ShelbyRAL$0$0Yes
Gordon SmithROR$0$0Yes
Olympia SnoweRME$0$0Yes
Arlen SpecterDPA$0$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$0$0Yes
Ted StevensRAK$0$0Yes
John SununuRNH$0$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$0$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$0$0Yes
David VitterRLA$0$0Yes
George VoinovichROH$0$0Yes
John WarnerRVA$0$0Yes
Jim WebbDVA$0$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$0$0Yes

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Vote
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0Yes
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0Yes
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$0$0Yes
Max BaucusDMT$0$0Yes
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0Yes
Bob BennettRUT$0$0Yes
Joe BidenDDE$0$0Yes
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0Yes
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$0Yes
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0Yes
Jim BunningRKY$0$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$0$0Yes
Robert ByrdDWV$0$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$0$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$0$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$0$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$0$0Yes
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$0Yes
Hillary ClintonDNY$0$0Yes
Tom CoburnROK$0$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$0$0Yes
Norm ColemanRMN$0$0Yes
Susan CollinsRME$0$0Yes
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$0$0Yes
John CornynRTX$0$0Yes
Larry CraigRID$0$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$0$0Yes
Jim DeMintRSC$0$0Yes
Chris DoddDCT$0$0Yes
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$0Yes
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$0Yes
Byron DorganDND$0$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$0$0Yes
John EnsignRNV$0$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$0$0Yes
Russ FeingoldDWI$0$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0Yes
Judd GreggRNH$0$0Yes
Chuck HagelRNE$0$0Yes
Tom HarkinDIA$0$0Yes
Orrin HatchRUT$0$0Yes
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$0$0Yes
Dan InouyeDHI$0$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0Yes
Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0Yes
Ted KennedyDMA$0$0Yes
John KerryDMA$0$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$0$0Yes
Herb KohlDWI$0$0Yes
Jon KylRAZ$0$0Yes
Mary LandrieuDLA$0$0Yes
Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$0Yes
Patrick LeahyDVT$0$0Yes
Carl LevinDMI$0$0Yes
Joe LiebermanICT$0$0Yes
Blanche LincolnDAR$0$0Yes
Dick LugarRIN$0$0Yes
Mel MartinezRFL$0$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$0$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$0$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$0Yes
Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$0$0Yes
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$0Yes
Barack ObamaDIL$0$0Yes
Mark PryorDAR$0$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$0$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0Yes
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$0Yes
Ken SalazarDCO$0$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$0$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$0$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0Yes
Richard ShelbyRAL$0$0Yes
Gordon SmithROR$0$0Yes
Olympia SnoweRME$0$0Yes
Arlen SpecterDPA$0$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$0$0Yes
Ted StevensRAK$0$0Yes
John SununuRNH$0$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$0$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$0$0Yes
David VitterRLA$0$0Yes
George VoinovichROH$0$0Yes
John WarnerRVA$0$0Yes
Jim WebbDVA$0$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$0$0Yes

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Pro-Guns$587,038

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

$ Donated
Pro-Guns$587,038
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