FIRE Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3529 To freeze hiring activity for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 18, 2023 Mr. OGLES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To freeze hiring activity for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Forbidding the In- 4 crease of Rogue Enforcers Act’’ or the ‘‘FIRE Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. HIRING FREEZE AND OTHER LIMITATIONS. 6 Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act— 7 (1) no individual may be appointed to any posi- 8 tion within the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire- 9 arms and Explosives; 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:55 Jun 14, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3529.IH H3529 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 3529 IH (2) no new position may be established at the 1 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo- 2 sives; 3 (3) no officer or employee of the Bureau of Al- 4 cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives may be as- 5 signed any duty not assigned to that officer or em- 6 ployee as of the date of the enactment of this Act; 7 and 8 (4) no officer or employee of the Bureau of Al- 9 cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives may be as- 10 signed, detailed, or transferred to a duty station 11 other than the duty station of such officer or em- 12 ployee as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:55 Jun 14, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3529.IH H3529 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB