[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5917 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5917
To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms
laws.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 14, 2020
Ms. Lee of California (for herself, Ms. Moore, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Gallego,
Mr. Clay, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Grijalva,
Mr. Connolly, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Levin of
Michigan, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Danny K. Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Engel, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Garcia of
Illinois, Ms. Sherrill, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Adams, Mr. Meeks, Mr.
Scott of Virginia, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Shalala) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms
laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Records Restoration and
Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Tiahrt Amendments severely limit the authority of
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
to disclose crime gun trace data to the public.
(2) The Tiahrt Amendments prevent the collection of
valuable information, and the establishment of effective
policies to prevent illegal guns from being used in crimes.
(3) The Tiahrt Amendments impede enforcement of the gun
laws by requiring most background check records to be destroyed
within 24 hours, and by barring the Government from requiring
annual inventory audits by owners of gun shops.
(4) A 2012 study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health found that the Tiahrt Amendments
dramatically increased gun sales to criminals.
(5) A 2016 study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate
School of Public Health found that in 2008, 79 percent of all
guns recovered by police from crime scenes belonged to someone
other than the perpetrator--30 percent had been stolen.
(6) A gun is stolen in the United States every 2 minutes.
(7) Every year, nearly 115,000 Americans are shot.
(8) In 2016, 38,658 Americans were killed with a gun.
(9) In 2016, 289,223 firearms were recovered and traced in
the United States, of which 211,384 were traced to a final
retail purchaser.
(10) Having effective policies to prevent illegal gun
trafficking makes our families and communities safer.
(11) Repealing the Tiahrt Amendments would support law
enforcement efforts and give the public vital information
needed to craft the most effective policies against illegal
guns.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF DATABASE
INFORMATION OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS
AND EXPLOSIVES.
(a) The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title I of division
B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
(18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 112-55; 125 Stat. 609-610) is amended
by striking the 6th proviso.
(b) The 6th proviso under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of
division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (18 U.S.C. 923
note; Public Law 111-117; 123 Stat. 3128-3129) is amended by striking
``beginning in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter'' and inserting ``in
fiscal year 2010''.
(c) The 6th proviso under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of
division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (18 U.S.C. 923 note;
Public Law 111-8; 123 Stat. 574-576) is amended by striking ``beginning
in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter'' and inserting ``in fiscal year
2009''.
(d) The 6th proviso under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of
division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (18 U.S.C. 923
note; Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 1903-1904) is amended by striking
``beginning in fiscal year 2008 and thereafter'' and inserting ``in
fiscal year 2008''.
(e) The 6th proviso under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title I of the
Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2006 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 109-108; 119 Stat. 2295-2296)
is amended by striking ``with respect to any fiscal year''.
(f) The 6th proviso under the heading in title I of division B of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public
Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 2859-2860) is amended by striking ``with respect
to any fiscal year''.
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON IMPOSITION OF REQUIREMENT THAT
FIREARMS DEALERS CONDUCT PHYSICAL CHECK OF FIREARMS
INVENTORY.
(a) The 5th proviso under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of
division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations
Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 113-6; 127 Stat. 248) is
amended by striking ``and any fiscal year thereafter''.
(b) The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title I of division
B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
(18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 112-55; 125 Stat. 609-610) is amended
by striking the 7th proviso.
(c) The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of
Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (18 U.S.C.
923 note; Public Law 111-117; 123 Stat. 3128) is amended by striking
``or any other Act'' in the 7th proviso.
(d) The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of
Division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 (18 U.S.C. 923
note; Public Law 111-8; 123 Stat. 574) is amended by striking ``or any
other Act'' in the 7th proviso.
(e) The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of
Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 (18 U.S.C.
923 note; Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 1903) is amended by striking
``or any other Act'' in the 7th proviso.
(f) The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title I of the
Science, State, Justice, Commerce And Related Agencies Appropriations
Act of 2006 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 109-108; 119 Stat. 2295) is
amended by striking ``or any other Act'' in the 7th proviso.
(g) The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title I of Division
B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2005
(18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 2859-2860) is
amended by striking ``or any other Act'' in the 7th proviso.
(h) The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title I of Division
B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2004
(18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 108-199; 1185 Stat. 53) is amended by
striking ``or any other Act'' in the 7th proviso.
SEC. 5. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO DESTROY INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
CHECK RECORDS WITHIN 24 HOURS.
Section 511 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 922 note; Public Law 112-55; 125
Stat. 632) is amended--
(1) by striking ``for--'' and all that follows through
``(1)''; and
(2) by striking the semicolon and all that follows and
inserting a period.
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