HR 5917
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Business records
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Freedom of information
Retail and wholesale trades
Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
Introduced: February 14, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 14, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 14, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Gun Records Restoration and Preservation 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, and
- require national instant criminal background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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