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H.R. 221

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 221, the Abolish the ATF Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 7, 2025 by Rep. Eric Burlison (R) with 34 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 221 has 34 co-sponsors.

hb221/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 221 IH: Abolish the ATF Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-07
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 221  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 7, 2025   Mr. Burlison  (for himself,  Ms. Boebert ,  Mr. Biggs of Arizona ,  Mr. Collins ,  Mr. Onder ,  Mr. Ogles ,  Mrs. Miller of Illinois ,  Mr. Self , and  Mr. Gosar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Abolish the ATF Act  .
2.
Abolishment of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is hereby abolished.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-07
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 7, 2025

hb221/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/07/2025)

Abolish the ATF Act

This bill abolishes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Sponsors

Rep. Eric Burlison (R) sponsors H.R. 221, and 34 members have co-sponsored it, 8 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 221 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 7, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 221 has taken 2 actions since Jan 7, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 7, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 7, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 221 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 221, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 221 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Abolish the ATF Act — Display Title
  • Abolish the ATF Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 221 in 16 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATION—Ohio16—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS—Colorado16—
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC—Virginia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATION16—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS16—
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AARON DORR116
ANGELO VELTRI116
BENJAMIN DORR116
CHRIS DORR116
DUDLEY BROWN116
PATRICK PARSONS116
DUSTIN CURTIS115
AIDAN JOHNSTON114
BENJAMIN SANDERSON114
ERICH PRATT114
JEAN PICHARDO114
JOHN VELLECO114
HUNTER KING111
MICHAEL HAMMOND111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 second_quarter$679K2nd Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 first_quarter$650.4K1st Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$545.7K4th Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 third_quarter$465.1K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 second_quarter$304.8K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 third_quarter$296.6K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$293.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 first_quarter$289.9K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 first_quarter$202.6K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 fourth_quarter$136.3K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN FIREARMS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 221 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 221’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr221/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 221 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Department of Justice to Executive agency funding and structure.

hr221/subjects.txt
Department of JusticeExecutive agency funding and structure

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 221, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 7, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BURLISON:H.R. 221.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII of the United States Constitution[Page H63]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com