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Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act

Introduced: March 14, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 14, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 14, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal 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.

Specifically, the bill removes provisions that:

  • limit the use of firearms tracing data,
  • prohibit the imposition of a requirement that firearms dealers conduct a physical inventory,
  • require national instant criminal background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours.
What's happening now April 30, 2018

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 18, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 17, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 12, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5271: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5271/
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"H.R. 5271: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5271/.
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H.R. 5271, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5271/.
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