H.R. 129 119th Congress House

Abolish the ATF Act

Official title: To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Lauren Boebert Republican · Colorado See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 3, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Abolish the ATF Act

This bill abolishes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 11

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
for GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · Virginia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
for GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
11 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
11 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
11 filings
SENATE
11 filings
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 1

Harshbarger, Diana

Tennessee · Nov 19, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 129: Abolish the ATF Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-129/

MLA

"H.R. 129: Abolish the ATF Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-129/.

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H.R. 129, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-129/.

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