House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
ATF Transparency Act
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to establish an administrative relief process for individuals whose applications for transfer and registration of a firearm were denied, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Russ Fulcher R-IDWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 22, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 22, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 613.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FULCHER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 13, January 22, 2025, Page H300):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 allows Congress to make all laws ``which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution'' any of Congress' enumerated powers, including Congress' powers over appropriations.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 22, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 216 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 613, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/613
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 29, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 29, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 613, last updated July 29, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Russ Fulcher.
- H.R. 1687 (119th) CLEAN Act
- H.R. 331 (119th) To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.
- H.R. 859 (119th) Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act
- H.R. 5576 (119th) Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
- H.R. 8007 (119th) SILVER Act
- H.R. 6499 (119th) Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
Related bills
- S. 884 (119th) ATF Transparency ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.