H.R. 5874

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5874 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5874

To ensure that certain operations, functions, and services of the 
Federal Government relating to enforcement of firearms laws and firearm 
export licensing continue during a lapse in appropriations.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 31, 2025

Mr. Cline (for himself, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Moore of 
Alabama, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
McCormick, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Burlison, Ms. Boebert, 
Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Gooden, Ms. Mace, Mr. 
Fitzgerald, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Higgins of 
Louisiana, Mr. Downing, Mr. Fine, and Mr. Moore of West Virginia) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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

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A BILL

To ensure that certain operations, functions, and services of the 
Federal Government relating to enforcement of firearms laws and firearm 
export licensing continue during a lapse in appropriations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Firearm Access During Shutdowns 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN FIREARM-RELATED OPERATIONS DURING 
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS.

(a) In General.--The operations, functions, and services described 
in subsection (b) shall be deemed to relate to an emergency involving 
the safety of human life or the protection of property for purposes of 
section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, and the employees 
carrying out those operations, functions, and services shall be deemed 
to be excepted employees, as defined in section 1341(c) of that title.
(b) Operations, Functions, and Services.--The operations, 
functions, and services described in this subsection are the 
operations, functions, and services of--
(1) the National Instant Criminal Background Check System 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including the 
processing of background checks in support of the operations of 
the Directorate of Enforcement Programs and Services of the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives;
(2) the Directorate of Enforcement Programs and Services of 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives;
(3) the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department 
of Commerce relating to firearms and firearm-related products, 
including activities related to processing of applications for 
export licenses; and
(4) the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of the 
Department of State relating to firearms and firearm-related 
products, including activities related to processing of 
applications for export licenses.
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