S 4841 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

AIM Act of 2020

Introduced Oct 21, 2020 Originated Senate Sponsor Chris Van Hollen D-MD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 21, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 21, 2020
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

ATF Improvement and Modernization Act of 2020 or the AIM Act of 2020

This bill removes certain 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 bill removes, among other provisions, those provisions that limit the use of firearms tracing data, require National Instant Criminal Background Check System records to be destroyed within 24 hours, and prohibit the denial of a federal firearms license due to lack of business activity. In addition, the bill removes the de novo standard of judicial review for appealing the revocation or denial of a federal firearms license.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
  2. Oct 21, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 8822AIM Act of 2020Identical billNov 27, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

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  1. Oct 21, 2020Introduced in Senate

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