S. 3085

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3085 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3085

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 30, 2025

Mr. Risch (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
Daines, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Justice, Mr. Sheehy, and Mr. 
Ricketts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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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 
of 2025''.

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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