I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5917 
To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws. 
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. GRI-
JALVA, 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. GARCI´A 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 Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the 
firearms laws. 
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 ‘‘Gun Records Restora-
tion and Preservation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
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(1) The Tiahrt Amendments severely limit the 
authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms and Explosives (ATF) to disclose crime gun 
trace data to the public. 
(2) The Tiahrt Amendments prevent the collec-
tion of valuable information, and the establishment 
of effective policies to prevent illegal guns from 
being used in crimes. 
(3) The Tiahrt Amendments impede enforce-
ment 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 Hop-
kins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that 
the Tiahrt Amendments dramatically increased gun 
sales to criminals. 
(5) A 2016 study from the University of Pitts-
burgh 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. 
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(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 EX-
PLOSIVES. 
(a) The matter under the heading ‘‘Bureau of Alco-
hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ 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. 
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(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 Ap-
propriations 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 insert-
ing ‘‘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 Appro-
priations 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 Ap-
propriations 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 insert-
ing ‘‘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, Com-
merce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 
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(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 RE-
QUIREMENT THAT FIREARMS DEALERS CON-
DUCT PHYSICAL CHECK OF FIREARMS IN-
VENTORY. 
(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 Alco-
hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ 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. 
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(c) The matter under the heading ‘‘Bureau of Alco-
hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ in title II of Division B of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations 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 Alco-
hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ in title II of Division B of the Omnibus Appro-
priations 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 Alco-
hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ in title II of Division B of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations 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 Alco-
hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ 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 pro-
viso. 
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(g) The matter under the heading ‘‘Bureau of Alco-
hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ 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 Alco-
hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ 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 amend-
ed 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 Con-
tinuing 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 fol-
lows and inserting a period. 
Æ 
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