Domestic Violence Records Reporting Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4600
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2019-10-04
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records

Domestic violence and child abuse

Firearms and explosives

Law enforcement administration and funding

Mental health
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Domestic Violence Records Reporting Improvement Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill waives a condition that applies to certain grants for improving the accuracy and completeness of records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to encourage the inclusion of domestic violence records in the system. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement for a state to certify that it has a relief from disabilities program if the state's primary purpose for the grant is to improve access to domestic violence records.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4600 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 4, 2019 Miss Rice of New York (for herself and Mr. Turner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To increase reporting of domestic violence records, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Domestic Violence Records Reporting Improvement Act of 2019 . 2. NARIP funding for domestic violence reporting (a) Implementation assistance to States Section 103(c) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 40913 ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) after (c) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Waiver The Attorney General shall waive the requirement of a relief from disabilities program for any State to receive a grant under this section if the primary purpose of the grant is to improve the accessibility through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System of the records described in clauses (i), (v), and (vi) of section 102(b)(1)(C). . (b) Disposition records automation and transmittal improvement grants Section 301(d) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 40941 ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) after (d) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Waiver The Attorney General shall waive the requirement of a relief from disabilities program for any State to receive a grant under this section if the primary purpose of the grant is to improve the accessibility through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System of the records described in clauses (i), (v), and (vi) of section 102(b)(1)(C). .