Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB1329
Legislation Overview
Title: ATF Elimination Act
Subject: Alcoholic beverages: Crimes against property: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Department of Justice: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): Drug, alcohol, tobacco use: Executive agency funding and structure: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Firearms and explosives: Smuggling and trafficking: Terrorism: Violent crime: Crime and law enforcement
Description: ATF Elimination Act Rescinds the hiring authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Requires ATF, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to jointly develop and submit a plan for winding up the affairs of ATF that, without compromising core functions, eliminates and reduces duplicative, unnecessary functions or waste. Requires the FBI to transmit to the General Services Administration a report that specifies the property to be transferred to the FBI pursuant to this Act that the FBI has determined will not be needed. Abolishes ATF. Transfers ATF functions relating to the investigation and enforcement of: (1) criminal and regulatory violations of the federal firearms, explosives, and arson laws, and the investigation of violent crime and domestic terrorism to the Attorney General, who shall delegate them to the FBI; and (2) criminal and regulatory violations of the federal alcohol and tobacco smuggling laws to the Attorney General, who shall delegate them to the DEA. Transfers: (1) the contracts, liabilities, records, property, and other assets and interests associated with such transferred functions to the Attorney General for appropriate allocation; and (2) personnel employed in connection with the transferred functions to the Attorney General.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: March 31, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1329/all-info
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: James Sensenbrenner (R); Reid Ribble (R); Randy Weber (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (3 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 31, 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Mar 4, 2015 | Introduced in House |
| House | Mar 4, 2015 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 16 2015 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
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