To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Labor, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id1C56897674004629B9C7009AED2145E8: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2023.
- Section HB31D2D1EDC77476680B2290D2002659F: 2. Increasing the number of allowed compliance inspections of firearms dealers Section 923(g)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by...
- Section H292E5FDEDCE847FE9B14A1860434AC1A: 3. Increasing penalties on firearms licensees Section 924(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the matter following subparagraph (B) by...
- Section H394B38666C66449BA4EA5D4CC22F9C43: 4. Serious recordkeeping offenses that aid gun trafficking Section 924(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the period at the end and...
- Section H7183825BB35C4C7D821161BEFD5AC1DD: 5. Suspension of firearms dealer’s license and civil penalties for violations of the Gun Control Act Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Labor, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Wyden, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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