# 115-hr-5271: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act

115-hr-5271, Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5271
- Congress: 115
- Title: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2018-03-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act This bill amends several appropriations laws to remove limitations on the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 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 the imposition of a requirement that firearms dealers conduct a physical inventory, require national instant criminal background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2018-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2018-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6193: Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6048: COUNT Victims Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5271 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5271)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6193: Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6193)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6048: COUNT Victims Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6048)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5271 (as of 2025-11-18).