ATF Elimination Act
Latest action · Oct 28, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
ATF Elimination Act - Rescinds the hiring authority of the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
Requires the Director, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to jointly develop and submit a plan for winding up the affairs of ATF that, without compromising core functions, eliminates and reduces duplicative, unnecessary functions or waste.
Requires the Director of the FBI to transmit to the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) a report that specifies the property to be transferred to the FBI pursuant to this Act that the Director has determined will not be needed by the FBI.
Abolishes ATF.
Transfers ATF functions relating to the investigation and enforcement of: (1) criminal and regulatory violations of the federal firearms, explosives, and arson laws, and the investigation of violent crime and domestic terrorism to the Attorney General, who shall delegate them to the FBI; and (2) criminal and regulatory violations of the federal alcohol and tobacco smuggling laws to the Attorney General, who shall delegate them to the DEA.
Transfers: (1) the contracts, liabilities, records, property, and other assets and interests associated with such transferred functions to the Attorney General for appropriate allocation; and (2) personnel employed in connection with the transferred functions to the Attorney General.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 17, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Original | Sep 17, 2014 |
| R-TX | Steve Stockman | Original | Sep 17, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 28, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Sep 17, 2014Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2014Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Alcoholic beverages
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against property
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Justice
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Firearms and explosives
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Terrorism
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2014Introduced in House
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