Bill > HR3770

This bill, known as the FIREARM Act (Fighting Irrational Regulatory Enforcement to Avert Retailers' Misfortune Act), introduces several significant changes to federal firearm licensing regulations. The bill defines new terms like "self-reported violation" and narrows the definition of "willfully" to mean only deliberate, intentional misconduct, preventing inferences of willfulness from past behavior. It provides firearm licensees with opportunities to correct statutory and regulatory violations before facing enforcement actions, requiring the Attorney General to assist licensees in addressing violations and provide compliance training. The bill mandates that before initiating an enforcement action, the Attorney General must give licensees detailed notice of violations and a 30-business-day period to correct them, except in cases involving transfers to prohibited persons or uncorrectable violations that pose direct risks of serious harm. Additionally, the bill establishes a process for direct judicial review of license revocations, allowing licensees to petition a district court to review the Attorney General's decision, with the court required to review the case de novo and uphold revocation only upon finding willful violations by a preponderance of evidence. The bill also has a retroactive provision that allows licensees whose firearms licenses were revoked under a 2021 Enhanced Regulatory Enforcement Policy to reapply for their licenses if they meet certain compliance conditions.

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