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AIM Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-974| House 
| Updated: 2/10/2023
Donald S. Beyer

Donald S. Beyer

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (32)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Jennifer L. McClellan (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
ATF Improvement and Modernization Act of 2023 or the AIM Act of 2023 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 or denying certain import applications for 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8822
AIM Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8238
AIM Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8460
AIM Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-1625
AIM Act
Feb 10, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 10, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 20, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1232
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8822
    AIM Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8238
    AIM Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8460
    AIM Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-1625
    AIM Act


  • February 10, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 10, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • April 20, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1232
    Introduced in Senate

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 118-118: AIM Act of 2023
Business recordsCrimes against propertyCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of JusticeEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFirearms and explosivesFreedom of informationHistorical and cultural resourcesJudicial review and appealsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLicensing and registrations

AIM Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-974| House 
| Updated: 2/10/2023
ATF Improvement and Modernization Act of 2023 or the AIM Act of 2023 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 or denying certain import applications for 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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8822
AIM Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8238
AIM Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8460
AIM Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-1625
AIM Act
Feb 10, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 10, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 20, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1232
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8822
    AIM Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8238
    AIM Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8460
    AIM Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-1625
    AIM Act


  • February 10, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 10, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • April 20, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1232
    Introduced in Senate
Donald S. Beyer

Donald S. Beyer

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (32)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Jennifer L. McClellan (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 118-118: AIM Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Business recordsCrimes against propertyCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of JusticeEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFirearms and explosivesFreedom of informationHistorical and cultural resourcesJudicial review and appealsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLicensing and registrations