S 1795
116th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2019
Introduced: June 12, 2019
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2019
This bill modifies the requirements and penalties applicable to an individual who engages in the business of dealing, importing, or manufacturing firearms (i.e., a federal firearms licensee, or FFL).
Among other things, the bill does the following:
- increases the allowable number of annual compliance inspections;
- authorizes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to hire at least 80 additional personnel to conduct additional inspections;
- increases the maximum prison term for an FFL or licensed collector who knowingly makes a false statement or representation in required firearms records;
- allows the ATF to require an FFL to conduct physical inventories if the FFL unlawfully transfers a firearm or if 10 or more crime guns are traced back to the FFL;
- allows the ATF to deny an application for a federal firearms license if it would endanger public safety or if the applicant is unlikely to comply with the law; and
- modifies the liability standard for an FFL who fails to comply with laws or regulations.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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