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AIM Act of 2020

Introduced: November 27, 2020 Introduced by: Beyer, Donald S. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 27, 2020
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ATF Improvement and Modernization Act of 2020 or the AIM Act of 2020

This bill removes certain 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 bill removes, among other provisions, those provisions that limit the use of firearms tracing data, require National Instant Criminal Background Check System records to be destroyed within 24 hours, and prohibit the denial of a federal firearms license due to lack of business activity. In addition, the bill removes the de novo standard of judicial review for appealing the revocation or denial of a federal firearms license.

What's happening now November 27, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8822: AIM Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8822/
MLA
"H.R. 8822: AIM Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8822/.
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H.R. 8822, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8822/.
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[H.R. 8822: AIM Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8822/)
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