S. 1652
Introduced in Senate · May 20, 2025May 7, 2025
Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents; 2. Definitions; 3. Reauthorization and improvements to NICS; 4. Availability of records to NICS; 5. Definitions relating to mental health; 6. Conditions for considering certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes; 7. Reports and certifications to Congress; 8. Increasing Federal prosecution of gun violence; 9. Prosecution of felons and fugitives who attempt to illegally purchase firearms; 10. Limitation on operations by the Department of Justice; 11. Increased penalties for lying and buying; 12. Amendments to section 924; 13. Study by the National Institute of Justice and National Academy of Sciences on the causes of mass shootings; 14. Reports to Congress regarding ammunition purchases by Federal agencies; 15. Reduction of Byrne JAG funds for State failure to provide mental health records to NICS; 16. Firearm commerce modernization; 17. Interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition; 18. Preventing duplicative grants; 19. Regional firearms trafficking task forces
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,