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H.R. 7272

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Shining a Spotlight on Safer Communities Act
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · February 7, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Congress
118th (2023–2025)
Introduced
February 7, 2024
Cosponsors (34)
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This bill requires the Attorney General to submit annual reports to Congress detailing the implementation and effectiveness of firearms trafficking and straw purchasing provisions from the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The reports, due within 60 days of the bill's enactment and each year through 2027, must include information on investigations opened, prosecutions pursued, defendants involved, charges brought, case outcomes, and weapons seized by federal and local law enforcement agencies. The legislation aims to increase transparency and accountability in enforcing laws designed to prevent illegal gun transfers and keep firearms out of dangerous hands. The bill authorizes up to $2 million annually through 2028 to cover reporting and administrative costs associated with these requirements.

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