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HR 3960 117th Congress House

Brian A. Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF Act

Official title: To eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, remove firearm restrictions on lawful gun owners, and provide funds to surviving families… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, remove firearm restrictions on lawful gun owners, and provide funds to surviving families of border patrol agents killed as a result of Operation Fast and Furious.

Introduced: June 17, 2021 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Jun 17, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Brian A. Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF Act

This bill abolishes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and transfers its authorities, functions, personnel, and assets to the Department of Justice (DOJ). It also transfers authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Department of the Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to DOJ.

Additionally, the bill establishes the Border Patrol Agent Killed in Action Trust Fund. Amounts in the fund shall be made available for purposes of (1) providing grants to the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. Border Patrol agent killed in the line of duty on or after December 1, 2009; and (2) awarding grants to states for establishing firearm safety programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 17, 2021
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jun 17, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3960: Brian A. Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3960/
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"H.R. 3960: Brian A. Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3960/.
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H.R. 3960, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3960/.
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