HR 2939 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Appropriations Business records Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Freedom of information Historical and cultural resources Licensing and registrations Retail and wholesale trades Trade restrictions

Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act

Introduced: June 25, 2015 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 9, 2015

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

Jun 25, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jun 25, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act

This bill amends several appropriations laws to remove limitations on the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to conduct activities related to the administration of federal firearms laws.

The amended appropriations laws include:

the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012;
the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013;
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010;
the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009;
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008;
the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006;
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005; and
the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003.

The bill removes provisions from these laws that:

prohibit the consolidation or centralization within the Department of Justice of firearms acquisition and disposition records maintained by federal firearms licensees;
prohibit the imposition of a requirement that firearms dealers conduct a physical inventory;
require instant background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours;
limit the use of firearms tracing data;
limit the processing of Freedom of Information Act requests in connection with arson or explosive incidents or firearm traces;
limit denials of applications to import "curios or relics" firearms, parts, or ammunition; and
prohibit denials of federal firearms licenses due to lack of business activity.