Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act
Latest action · Jul 9, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 25, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Enforce Existing Gun Laws 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.
The amended appropriations laws include:
- the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012;
- the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013;
- the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010;
- the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009;
- the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008;
- the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006;
- the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005; and
- the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003.
The bill removes provisions from these laws that:
- prohibit the consolidation or centralization within the Department of Justice of firearms acquisition and disposition records maintained by federal firearms licensees;
- prohibit the imposition of a requirement that firearms dealers conduct a physical inventory;
- require instant background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours;
- limit the use of firearms tracing data;
- limit the processing of Freedom of Information Act requests in connection with arson or explosive incidents or firearm traces;
- limit denials of applications to import "curios or relics" firearms, parts, or ammunition; and
- prohibit denials of federal firearms licenses due to lack of business activity.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2015 to Jun 16, 2016, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 27, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Oct 27, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Feb 26, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Feb 26, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jun 25, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4905 | ATF Enforcement Act | Related bill | Apr 28, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
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- Jun 25, 2015Introduced in House
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