Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2023

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 48 To provide for the hiring of 200 additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents and investigators to enforce gun laws. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 9, 2023 Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide for the hiring of 200 additional Bureau of Alco- hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents and inves- tigators to enforce gun laws. 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 ‘‘Gun Violence Reduc- 4 tion Resources Act of 2023’’. 5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6 The Congress finds as follows: 7 (1) On average, more than 100,000 people in 8 the United States are shot in murders, assaults, and 9 other crimes and more than 32,000 people die from 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:05 Jan 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H48.IH H48 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 48 IH gun violence annually, including 2,677 children 1 under 18 years of age. 2 (2) Many of these crimes were committed by 3 people who never should have been able to purchase 4 a gun. 5 (3) Each year hundreds of law enforcement of- 6 ficers lose their lives to gun violence, having been 7 shot to death while protecting their communities. 8 (4) Millions of guns are sold every year in ‘‘no 9 questions asked’’ transactions and experts estimate 10 that 40 percent of guns now sold in the United 11 States are sold without a background check of the 12 purchaser. 13 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, 14 FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES AGENTS AND IN- 15 VESTIGATORS. 16 The Attorney General may hire 200 individuals to 17 serve as agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alco- 18 hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in addition to any 19 individuals so serving as of the date of the enactment of 20 this Act. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:05 Jan 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H48.IH H48 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS