FIRE Act

Bill: 118-hr-3529
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced: 2023-05-18
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Forbidding the Increase of Rogue Enforcers Act or the FIRE Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits hiring and related activities within the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill prohibits within the ATF&nbsp;</p><ul><li>new appointments to existing positions,</li><li>the establishement of new positions,</li><li>new assignments of duties, and</li><li>assignments, details, or transfers to new duty stations.&nbsp;</li></ul>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3529 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 2023 Mr. Ogles introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To freeze hiring activity for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forbidding the Increase of Rogue Enforcers Act or the FIRE Act . 2. Hiring freeze and other limitations Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) no individual may be appointed to any position within the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; (2) no new position may be established at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; (3) no officer or employee of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives may be assigned any duty not assigned to that officer or employee as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (4) no officer or employee of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives may be assigned, detailed, or transferred to a duty station other than the duty station of such officer or employee as of the date of the enactment of this Act.