3.0.0 8460 2023-06-08T19:15:22Z 2023-06-08T19:15:22Z House HR 2022-07-21 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 121 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEYER:H.R. 8460.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to make rules for the government andregulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated inArticle I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H7067]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T14:03:23Z Referred to 2022-07-21T13:03:20Z AIM Act of 2022 117 4582 S 2022-07-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2022-11-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2022-07-21 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2022-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 N W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2022-07-28 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2022-07-29 False B001304 Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] Anthony Brown D MD G. 4 2022-08-02 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2022-08-02 False J000306 Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] Mondaire Jones D NY 17 2022-08-02 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2022-09-13 False A000148 Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] Jake Auchincloss D MA 4 2022-09-13 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2022-09-13 False Crime and Law Enforcement Business records Crimes against property Criminal justice information and records Department of Justice Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Firearms and explosives Freedom of information Historical and cultural resources Judicial review and appeals Law enforcement administration and funding Licensing and registrations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2022-07-21 Introduced in House 2023-06-01T15:00:14Z ATF Improvement and Modernization Act of 2022 or the AIM Act

This bill removes limitations on the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to conduct activities related to the administration of federal firearms laws.

Specifically, the bill removes provisions that

  • limit the use of firearms tracing data;
  • prohibit consolidating or centralizing records maintained by federal firearm licensees, or FFLs (e.g., gun dealers);
  • prohibit imposing a requirement that gun dealers conduct a physical inventory;
  • require national instant criminal background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours;
  • limit the disclosure of data under the Freedom of Information Act;
  • prohibit the ATF from altering the definition of a curio or relic firearm;
  • prohibit the denial of a federal firearms license due to lack of business activity;
  • prohibit transferring the ATF's functions, missions, or activities to other agencies or departments;
  • prohibit the electronic retrieval of information gathered from firearm transaction records of FFLs that go out of business; and
  • prohibit the ATF from denying an application to import certain shotguns.

Additionally, the bill

  • raises the liability standard for denying or revoking a federal firearms license from a willful violation to a knowing violation of federal firearms laws or regulations, and
  • removes the de novo standard of judicial review for appealing the denial or revocation of a federal firearms license.
]]> AIM Act Display Title AIM Act Short Title(s) as Introduced AIM Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced ATF Improvement and Modernization Act of 2022 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To remove obstacles to the ability of law enforcement officers to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr8460ih/xml/BILLS-117hr8460ih.xml 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.