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HR 1329 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Alcoholic beverages Crimes against property Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Executive agency funding and structure Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Firearms and explosives Smuggling and trafficking Terrorism Violent crime

ATF Elimination Act

Introduced: March 4, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Mar 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 4, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 4, 2015
Introduced in House
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ATF Elimination Act

Rescinds the hiring authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).

Requires ATF, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to jointly develop and submit a plan for winding up the affairs of ATF that, without compromising core functions, eliminates and reduces duplicative, unnecessary functions or waste.

Requires the FBI to transmit to the General Services Administration a report that specifies the property to be transferred to the FBI pursuant to this Act that the FBI has determined will not be needed.

Abolishes ATF.

Transfers ATF functions relating to the investigation and enforcement of: (1) criminal and regulatory violations of the federal firearms, explosives, and arson laws, and the investigation of violent crime and domestic terrorism to the Attorney General, who shall delegate them to the FBI; and (2) criminal and regulatory violations of the federal alcohol and tobacco smuggling laws to the Attorney General, who shall delegate them to the DEA.

Transfers: (1) the contracts, liabilities, records, property, and other assets and interests associated with such transferred functions to the Attorney General for appropriate allocation; and (2) personnel employed in connection with the transferred functions to the Attorney General.

What's happening now March 31, 2015

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

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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Mar 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1329: ATF Elimination Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1329/
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"H.R. 1329: ATF Elimination Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1329/.
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H.R. 1329, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1329/.
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