SENATE 598118th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
- Last Action
- 3/1/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-01Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2023-03-01Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-01 (00)
Gun Records Restoration and Preservation 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,
- limit the disclosure of data under the Freedom of Information Act,
- prohibit imposing a requirement that gun dealers conduct a physical inventory,
- prohibit consolidating or centralizing records maintained by federal firearm licensees (e.g., gun dealers), and
- require national instant criminal background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours.
Cosponsors (13)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- John Reed (D-RI)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Appropriations
- Business records
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- Firearms and explosives
- Fires
- Freedom of information
- Retail and wholesale trades
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