Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act
Latest action · Feb 13, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2020 to Feb 24, 2020, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Feb 13, 2020 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 13, 2020 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Feb 13, 2020 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 13, 2020 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 13, 2020 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 13, 2020 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Feb 24, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Feb 13, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5917 | Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act | Related bill | Mar 10, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2020Introduced in Senate
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