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HR 1642 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Criminal justice information and records Department of Justice Firearms and explosives Retail and wholesale trades

Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act

Introduced: April 15, 2011 Introduced by: Quigley, Mike Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jun 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act - Directs the Attorney General to require each firearm manufactured in the United States to be marked with a serial number that is located inside the barrel of the firearm or that is visible only in infrared light, in addition to the serial number marking otherwise required.

Amends the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 to repeal provisions prohibiting the use of appropriated funds: (1) to implement a national instant criminal background check system that does not require the destruction of identifying information within 24 hours after the system determines and advises a federal firearms licensee that a person's possession or receipt of a firearm would not violate federal or state law, or (2) to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a physical inventory of a licensed firearms dealer.

What's happening now June 1, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Chu, Judy
California · Apr 15, 2011
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1642: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1642/
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"H.R. 1642: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1642/.
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