Iron Pipeline Review Act

Bill: 119-hr-543
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2025-01-16
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Firearms and explosives

Intergovernmental relations

Roads and highways

Smuggling and trafficking

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Iron Pipeline Review Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to report annually to Congress on firearms trafficked along Interstate 95. The report must include an analysis of the firearms trafficked and contain legislative proposals to counter the firearms trafficking.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 543 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2025 Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to report on firearms trafficking along the I–95 corridor.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Iron Pipeline Review Act . 2. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives report on firearms trafficking along the I–95 corridor Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, in consultation with State and local law enforcement entities, and other agencies or stakeholders as determined appropriate by the Director, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report on firearms trafficked along Interstate 95 that contains the following: (1) An analysis of the number of firearms trafficked along Interstate 95, that contains the following: (A) Firearms listed by the State of origin, and the make and model of the firearm. (B) An analysis of the effectiveness of counter firearm trafficking measures. (C) An analysis of specific local, State and Federal laws that affect the number of firearms trafficked. (D) A description of any actions directed as a result of the analysis conducted under this section. (2) Recommendations, as appropriate, for Federal, State and local law enforcement entities to improve firearm trafficking measures referred to in paragraph (1). (3) Proposals, as appropriate, for legislative actions and funding needed to improve measures to counter firearm trafficking.