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S 3299 116th Congress Senate 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

Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act

Introduced: February 13, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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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, and
  • require national instant criminal background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours.
What's happening now February 13, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5917 Related bill Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Feb 24, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 13, 2020
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Feb 13, 2020
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 13, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 13, 2020
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3299: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3299/
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"S. 3299: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3299/.
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S. 3299, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3299/.
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