Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB1700
Legislation Overview
Title: ATF Transparency Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to establish an administrative relief process for individuals whose applications for transfer and registration of a firearm were denied, and for other purposes.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Last Action Date: March 22, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1700/all-info
Companion Bill: SB632
Sponsors
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9 sponsors: Russ Fulcher (R); August Pfluger (R); Mary Miller (R); Andy Biggs (R); Randy Weber (R); Tom Tiffany (R); Ralph Norman (R); Mike Ezell (R); Debbie Lesko (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (9 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 22, 2023 | Introduced in House |
| House | Mar 22, 2023 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 7 2023 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Ways And Means
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
