118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1826Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2023

A bill to ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers.

Crime and law enforcement
Introduced Jun 6, 2023
Last action Jun 6, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Referred
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Committee
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill modifies the requirements and penalties applicable to an individual who engages in the business of dealing, importing, or manufacturing firearms (i.e., a federal firearms licensee, or FFL). Among other things, the bill does the following: increases the allowable number of annual compliance inspections;authorizes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to hire at least 80 additional personnel to conduct additional inspections;increases the maximum prison term for an FFL or licensed collector who knowingly makes a false statement or representation in required firearms records;allows the ATF to require an FFL to conduct physical inventories if the FFL unlawfull...

Provisions · 13 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 6, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.