Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act

Bill: 114-hr-2939
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2015-06-25
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Appropriations

Business records

Criminal justice information and records

Firearms and explosives

Freedom of information

Historical and cultural resources

Licensing and registrations

Retail and wholesale trades

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act </b></p> <p>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. </p> <p>The amended appropriations laws include: </p> <ul> <li> the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012; </li> <li>the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013; </li> <li>the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010; </li> <li>the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; </li> <li> the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008; </li> <li>the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006; </li> <li>the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005; and</li> <li>the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003. </li> </ul> <p>The bill removes provisions from these laws that: </p> <ul> <li>prohibit the consolidation or centralization within the Department of Justice of firearms acquisition and disposition records maintained by federal firearms licensees; </li> <li>prohibit the imposition of a requirement that firearms dealers conduct a physical inventory; </li> <li>require instant background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours; </li> <li>limit the use of firearms tracing data; </li> <li>limit the processing of Freedom of Information Act requests in connection with arson or explosive incidents or firearm traces; </li> <li>limit denials of applications to import &quot;curios or relics&quot; firearms, parts, or ammunition; and </li> <li>prohibit denials of federal firearms licenses due to lack of business activity. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2939 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2015 Mr. Rangel (for himself, Ms. Moore , and Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To repeal certain appropriations riders that limit the ability of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to administer the Federal firearms laws.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act . 2. Repeal of certain appropriations riders that limit the ability of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to administer the Federal firearms laws (a) Prohibition on consolidation or centralization in the Department of Justice of firearms acquisition and disposition records maintained by Federal firearms licensees 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 1st proviso. (b) Prohibition on imposition of requirement that firearms dealers conduct physical check of firearms inventory The matter 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 ( Public Law 113–6 ) is amended by striking the 5th proviso. (c) Requirement that instant check records be destroyed 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 — and all that follows through (1) ; and (2) by striking the semicolon and all that follows and inserting a period. (d) Limitations relating to firearms trace data (1) Tiahrt amendments (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 . (2) Prohibition on processing of Freedom of Information Act requests about arson or explosives incidents or firearm traces Section 644 of division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 ( 5 U.S.C. 552 note; 117 Stat. 473–474) is repealed. (e) Prohibition on use of firearms trace data To draw broad conclusions about firearms-Related crime (1) Section 514 of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 ( Public Law 113–6 ) is repealed. (2) Section 516 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 ( Public Law 112–55 ; 125 Stat. 633) is repealed. (f) Prohibitions relating to curios or relics and importation of surplus military firearms (1) The matter 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 ( Public Law 113–6 ) is amended by striking the 1st proviso. (2) Section 519 of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 ( Public Law 113–6 ) is repealed. (g) Prohibition on denial of federal firearms license due to lack of business activity The matter 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 ( Public Law 113–6 ) is amended by striking the 6th proviso.