I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7272 
To require reports on the progress and implementation of the Bipartisan 
Safer Communities Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2024 
Ms. BROWN (for herself, Ms. BALINT, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. CHERFILUS- 
MCCORMICK, Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mr. FROST, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. 
KUSTER, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. LIEU, Mr. MAGAZINER, Ms. 
MCCLELLAN, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SOTO, Mrs. SYKES, Ms. 
TOKUDA, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. AMO, Mr. 
EVANS, and Mr. CARTER of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require reports on the progress and implementation of 
the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Shining a Spotlight 
on Safer Communities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
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(1) The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is 
saving lives by keeping guns out of dangerous hands 
including through new provisions related to firearms 
trafficking and straw purchasing, improving school 
safety, improving access to mental health care, and 
expanding community violence interventions. 
(2) People in the United States are 25 times 
more likely to be victims of gun violence compared 
to people in other developed countries. 
(3) In 2022, more than 6,000 children were 
killed by gun violence in the United States—by far 
the most of any year on record. 
(4) Over the past decade, the gun death rate 
has increased 17 percent. 
(5) Guns are the leading cause of death for 
children and teens in the United States. 
SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON THE BIPAR-
TISAN SAFER COMMUNITIES ACT. 
Within 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and in each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027, 
the Attorney General shall prepare and submit to the Con-
gress and make available to the public a report that, with 
respect to the then most recently completed fiscal year— 
(1) contains a comprehensive review of the 
progress, implementation, and enforcement of sec-
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tions 932 and 933 of title 18, United States Code, 
as added by section 12004 of the Bipartisan Safer 
Communities Act; 
(2) specifies— 
(A) the total number of investigations 
opened by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms, and Explosives as a result of the en-
actment of such sections, and the field division 
of the Bureau in which the investigations took 
place; 
(B) the total number of investigations 
opened by other Federal agencies as a result of 
the enactment of such sections; 
(C) any other Federal, State, or local law 
enforcement agencies involved in the investiga-
tions; 
(D) the total number of investigations that 
resulted in a formal referral for prosecution, in-
cluding any other criminal statutes implicated, 
disaggregated by criminal offense; 
(E) if there was no such referral, the rea-
son why not; and 
(F) the final outcomes of the investiga-
tions; 
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