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5874
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5874
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 182 (Friday, October 31, 2025)][House][Pages H4566-H4567]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CLINE:H.R. 5874.[[Page H4567]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
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- Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act of 2025
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2025-10-30
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
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Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Introduced in House
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Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act
This bill requires various federal agencies to continue certain operations, functions, and services related to firearms during a government shutdown.
The bill applies to
- the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Instant Criminal Background Check System, including the processing of background checks in support of the operations of the Directorate of Enforcement Programs and Services of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF);
- the ATF's Directorate of Enforcement Programs and Services;
- the activities of the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security relating to firearms and firearm-related products, including activities related to processing of applications for export licenses; and
- the activities of the Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls relating to firearms and firearm-related products, including activities related to processing of applications for export licenses.
Under the bill, (1) these operations, functions, and services are deemed to relate to an emergency involving the safety of human life or the protection of property; and (2) employees carrying out the operations, functions, and services are deemed to be excepted employees. (Under an exception in the Antideficiency Act, an employee whose duties involve the safety of human life or the protection of property may be required to work during a government shutdown. Employees who are required to work during a government shutdown because they fall under this or other exceptions are known as excepted employees.)

Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act
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Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act
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Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act
2025-11-05T08:38:13Z
Introduced in House
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To ensure that certain operations, functions, and services of the Federal Government relating to enforcement of firearms laws and firearm export licensing continue during a lapse in appropriations.
2025-11-05T08:33:21Z
Introduced in House
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2025-10-31
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
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