,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #c1 #bjbj,mr4 
,quigley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 
,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1
 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 and    
,mr4 ,engel7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct the ,director of the ,federal
 ,bureau of ,investigation to report the
 number of background checks conducted  
by the ,national ,instant ,criminal     
,background ,check ,system during the   
month of ,march #bjai and during the    
,,covid-#ai public health emergency1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,findings     
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,,covid-#ai infections have grown       
rapidly throughout the ,united ,states  
creating a widespread outbreak that has 
been deemed a public health emergency by
 the ,world ,health ,organization4  7#b7
 ,the ,,covid-#ai public health         
emergency has led to an increase in     

firearm sales1 which poses a serious    
health and security risk to the         
,american public4  7#c7 ,a firearm may  
be sold before a background check is    
completed4  7#d7 ,the increased public  
demand to purchase a firearm strains the
 resources of the ,national ,instant    
,criminal ,background ,check ,system    
7,,nics74  7#e7 ,a person who is        
prohibited by ,federal law from         
possessing a firearm1 such as a person  
who has been convicted of a misdemeanor 
crime of domestic violence1 has an      
increased chance of acquiring a firearm 
due to this increased public demand to  
purchase a firearm4  7#f7 ,this strain  
on resources is affecting the ability of
 the ,,nics to complete background      
checks within #c-;business-days1        
allowing for federally licensed firearm 
dealers to complete a firearm sale      
without a completed background check1   
which is known as a default proceed     
sale4  7#g7 ,such firearm sales         
conducted in the absence of a completed 

background check are known as 8default  
proceeds0 and may have devastating      
consequences by making it easier for a  
person who is prohibited by ,federal law
 from possessing firearms to acquire    
such firearms4  #b4 ,report on the      
,national ,instant ,criminal ,background
 ,check ,system ,not later than #cj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,director of the ,federal    
,bureau of ,investigation1 in           
consultation with the ,director of      
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1          
,firearms1 and ,explosives1 shall submit
 to ,congress a report on the operation 
of the ,national ,instant ,criminal     
,background ,check ,system beginning on 
,january #ca1 #bjbj 7the date of the    
public health emergency declared by the 
,secretary pursuant to section #cai of  
the ,public ,health ,service ,act with  
respect to ,,covid-#ai71 through the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 and 
the equivalent period in #bjai1 to      
include the following3 7#a7 ,the total  

number of background checks initiated4  
7#b7 ,the total number of background    
checks completed4  7#c7 ,the total      
number of background checks resulting in
 approval4  7#d7 ,the total number of   
background checks that were delayed4    
7#e7 ,the number of background checks   
resulting in-- 7,a7 a denial before the 
#c-;business-day review period is       
completed2 and  7,b7 delayed denials4