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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6575 

To reduce gun violence, fund gun violence research and victim assistance, 

and enhance the tracking of lost and stolen firearms, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2022 

Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To reduce gun violence, fund gun violence research and victim assistance, and enhance the tracking of lost and 

stolen firearms, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Americans 

5 from Gun Violence Act of 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COLLECTION OF FEE FOR USE OF THE NATIONAL 

2 INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK 

3 SYSTEM IN TRANSFERRING A FIREARM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 923 of title 18, United 

5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(m)(1) When, pursuant to section 922(t) of this 

8 title, a licensee under this chapter is first required to con9 tact the national instant criminal background check sys10 tem established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 

11 Violence Prevention Act about a person with respect to 

12 a transaction involving one or more firearms, but before 

13 contacting the system, the licensee shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) charge and collect from the person a fee 

15 in an amount equal to $1, regardless of the number 

16 of firearms involved in the transaction; 

17 ‘‘(B) provide the person with a timestamped re18 ceipt acknowledging receipt of the fee from the per19 son; and 

20 ‘‘(C) maintain a written or electronic record of 

21 the transaction and the timestamped receipt for 3 

22 years. 

23 ‘‘(2) Not later than the end of the calendar quarter 

24 in which a licensee collects a fee under paragraph (1), the 

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1 ney General, who shall remit the amount to the Secretary 

2 of the Treasury.’’. 

3 (b) PENALTY.—Section 924 of such title is amended 

4 by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(q)(1)(A) With respect to each violation of section 

6 923(m) by a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or 

7 licensed dealer, the Attorney General shall, after notice 

8 and opportunity for hearing, impose a civil penalty of 

9 $2,500 on the licensee. 

10 ‘‘(B) An action of the Attorney General under this 

11 paragraph may be reviewed only as provided under section 

12 923(f). 

13 ‘‘(2) The imposition of a civil penalty under para14 graph (1) shall not preclude any administrative remedy 

15 that is otherwise available to the Attorney General.’’. 

16 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

17 this section shall take effect 30 days after the date of the 

18 enactment of this Act. 

19 SEC. 3. CDC RESEARCH ON GUN VIOLENCE. 

20 Section 391 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

21 U.S.C. 280b) is amended by adding at the end the fol22 lowing new subsection: 

23 ‘‘(c) GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH.—In carrying out 

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1 search described in such subsection relating to gun vio2 lence.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. DEDICATION OF REVENUES. 

4 Of the amounts received by the Secretary of the 

5 Treasury pursuant to the amendment made by section 

6 2(a) for fiscal year 2023 or any succeeding fiscal year: 

7 (1) The first $10,000,000 shall be available, 

8 without further appropriation, to the Centers for 

9 Disease Control and Prevention to carry out section 

10 391(c) of the Public Health Service Act, as added by 

11 section 3. 

12 (2) The next $5,000,000 shall be available, 

13 without further appropriation, to the Attorney Gen14 eral, for the operation and maintenance of the na15 tional instant criminal background check system es16 tablished under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 

17 Violence Prevention Act. 

18 (3) The remainder shall be available, without 

19 further appropriation, to the Attorney General for 

20 such activities of the Office for Victim Assistance of 

21 the Federal Bureau of Investigation as the Attorney 

22 General deems appropriate. 


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1 SEC. 5. REPORTING OF LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS TO 

2 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES. 

3 (a) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 922 of title 

4 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(aa) Within 48 hours after a person who owns a 

7 firearm that has been shipped or transported in, or has 

8 been possessed in or affecting, interstate or foreign com9 merce, discovers or should have discovered the theft or loss 

10 of the firearm, the person shall report the theft or loss 

11 to local law enforcement authorities. To the best of the 

12 person’s ability, the person shall provide the following in13 formation, if known: 

14 ‘‘(1) A description of the firearm, including the 

15 make, model, manufacturer, caliber, and serial num16 ber of the firearm, and any other distinguishing 

17 number or identification mark on the firearm. 

18 ‘‘(2) Whether the firearm is being reported lost 

19 or stolen. 

20 ‘‘(3) The date of the loss or theft. 

21 ‘‘(4) The person’s name and address. 

22 ‘‘(5) The location from which the firearm was 

23 lost or stolen.’’. 

24 (b) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of such title is amend25 ed by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(r) PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO REPORT LOSS OR

2 THEFT OF FIREARM.—Whoever violates section 922(aa) 

3 shall be fined $10,000, imprisoned not more than 1 year, 

4 or both, with respect to each firearm involved in the viola5 tion.’’. 

6 (c) REQUIREMENT THAT LOCAL LAW ENFORCE7 MENT AUTHORITIES REPORT LOST OR STOLEN FIRE8 ARMS TO THE NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CEN9 TER.—Within 7 days after a local law enforcement author10 ity receives a report that a firearm is lost or stolen, the 

11 authority shall transmit the report to the National Crime 

12 Information Center maintained by the Federal Bureau of 

13 Investigation. 

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