SENATE 974117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
- Last Action
- 3/25/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-25Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-03-25Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-25 (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 (7)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- John Reed (D-RI)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
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
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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