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NICS Data Reporting Act of 2026
Summary
This bill would require the Attorney General to submit an annual report to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees containing demographic data on persons determined ineligible to purchase a firearm based on National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background checks. The report would disaggregate the data by the reason for each ineligibility determination and include demographic information such as race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability status, average annual income, and English language proficiency, when available. The report would also include demographic data for any persons whose ineligibility determination was overturned on appeal. The Attorney General would be required to submit the first report within one year of enactment and annually thereafter. The bill aims to provide Congress with demographic information about firearm background check denials.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY)
2 cosponsors
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] (R-IN)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Thomas Massie’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CREST INSURANCE $6,600
- ORANGE COUNTY ASSOCIATES, INC. $6,600
- TRUE LEGACY HOMES $6,600
- Y COMBINATOR $6,600
- SAMNICO INC $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Thomas Massie → · Outside spending →
Actions (13)
- May 13, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- May 12, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- May 12, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3369) · house
- May 12, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3369)
- May 12, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2267. · house
- May 12, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3369-3370) · house
- May 12, 2026 Mr. Massie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
- Oct 3, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 288. · house
- Oct 3, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-336. · house
- Mar 25, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. · house
- Mar 25, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Mar 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Mar 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (4)
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Full text
AN ACT
To require the Attorney General to submit to the Congress a report that includes the demographic data of persons determined to be ineligible to purchase a firearm based on a background check performed by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “NICS Data Reporting Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. NICS REPORT.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report containing, with respect to the preceding year, the demographic data of persons who were determined to be ineligible to purchase a firearm based on a background check performed by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which shall include, disaggregated by the reason for the determination of ineligibility, the following:
(1) The race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability, average annual income, and English language proficiency, if available.
(2) In the case of each person whose determination of ineligibility was overturned on appeal, the race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability, average annual income, and English language proficiency, if available.
Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2026.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2267
AN ACT
To require the Attorney General to submit to the Congress a report that includes the demographic data of persons determined to be ineligible to purchase a firearm based on a background check performed by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
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