# 119-hr-5672: Reducing Unnecessary Slowdowns in Handling Act

119-hr-5672, Reducing Unnecessary Slowdowns in Handling Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5672
- Congress: 119
- Title: Reducing Unnecessary Slowdowns in Handling Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Strict deadlines and public reporting.** This bill would require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to complete most permit-related applications within 90 days and certain licenses under 18 U.S.C. 923 within 60 days, and it would create an appeals route plus routine public metrics to expose delays. - Applicants would gain a formal appeals process to challenge denials and to compel completion when processing misses the statutory timeframes. - The public and congressional oversight would get a report every 90 days with counts of applications received, approved, denied, and pending, processing times, and summaries of reasons for delays and denials. - ATF operations would be pushed to identify and fix causes of delay and to revise duplicative reviews and procedures while implementing the law using funds already available to the Bureau and without hiring new personnel or buying extra resources.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster ATF permits and public reports: benefit, low. If enacted, ATF would face firm deadlines to process applications. License applications under 18 U.S.C. § 923 would have to be finished within 60 calendar days after receipt. All other ATF applications would have to be finished within 90 calendar days after receipt. Starting within 90 days of enact…

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- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-2978: GUARD Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-5672 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5672)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-2978: GUARD Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2978)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5672 (as of 2026-04-21).