3.0.0 835 2019-02-20T23:05:00Z 2019-02-23T20:37:23Z Senate S S 2011-04-14 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-04-14T20:37:14Z Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Reform Act of 2011 112 1093 HR 2011-03-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2011-04-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2011-04-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-04-14 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2011-06-29 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2011-07-19 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2012-01-30 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2012-03-26 False Crime and Law Enforcement Business records Civil actions and liability Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Licensing and registrations Retail and wholesale trades Trade restrictions Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2011-04-14 Introduced in Senate 2011-05-16T18:25:00Z Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the civil penalties for violations of firearms law and the procedures for assessing such penalties. Requires fines to be based upon the nature and severity of the violation, the size of the firearms business involved, and the prior record of the firearm's licensee. Prohibits consideration of the amount of fines or license revocations imposed by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in the retention, promotion, or transfer of such agents.

Revises the definition of "willfully" for purposes of firearms violations and standards for criminal violations of firearms recordkeeping requirements.

Requires the Attorney General to: (1) make preliminary determinations on firearms license applications and notify applicants in writing of a proposed denial; and (2) establish guidelines for ATF inspections, examinations, or investigations of possible firearms violations.

Permits an owner of a firearms business whose license is expired, surrendered, or revoked 60 days to liquidate inventory.

Allows purchasers of existing firearms businesses the right to cure firearms violations attributable to such businesses.

Allows the transfer, possession, and importation of machineguns for industry testing, training, and film production.

Eliminates the requirement of written permission for the use of a handgun for lawful purposes by a minor (under age 18) where a parent or legal guardian is present at all times during such use.

Prohibits the Attorney General from electronically retrieving inactive firearms licensee information by name or personal identification code.

Directs the Attorney General to authorize the importation of all frames or receivers of rifles, or barrels for firearms other than handguns, if the importation is for repair or replacement purposes.

]]> Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2011 Display Title Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize firearms laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s835is/xml/BILLS-112s835is.xml 2011-04-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.