HR 2267
Passed a chamber
Requires the Attorney General to report annually to Congress on the demographic characteristics of people denied gun purchases after National Instant Criminal Background Check System checks.
Official title: NICS Data Reporting Act of 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
21-MAR-2025
Referred
21-MAR-2025
Approved by committee
25-MAR-2025
Reported
03-OCT-2025
On the calendar
03-OCT-2025
Passed
12-MAY-2026
Senate
Received
13-MAY-2026
- Requires the first report no later than one year after enactment, then a report every year, sent to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees.
- Covers people found ineligible to buy a firearm after a NICS background check, broken down by the reason for the ineligibility.
- Includes race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability, average annual income, and English language proficiency, where that information is available.
- Applies the same demographic data to people whose ineligibility determination was overturned on appeal.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (21-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 12-MAY-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Judiciary Committee (House)
- Judiciary Committee (Senate)
Crime and Law Enforcement
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2 Republicans