CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Eric Burlison (R-MO)

Abolish the ATF Act

H.R. 221 · House bill Government Operations and Politics

A Republican bill with 34 Republican cosponsors · See all 34 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is titled the "Abolish the ATF Act." It proposes to eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The legislation was introduced by Mr. Burlison and several co-sponsors. It was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The primary objective of this act is the abolishment of the aforementioned bureau.

Yes

  • Scored +8

    Would gun owners be better off under this?

    Gun owners would no longer be subject to the regulations and enforcement of the ATF.

  • Scored +7

    Does this protect the right to own guns?

    The bill removes the federal agency tasked with regulating firearms and enforcing gun-related laws.

  • Scored +5

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill eliminates the funding and operations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The opposite

  • Scored -7

    Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns?

    The bill abolishes the federal agency responsible for enforcing gun control laws.

  • Scored -5

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill reduces the scope of federal regulatory authority by eliminating an entire federal bureau.