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H.R. 543

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 543, the Iron Pipeline Review Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 16, 2025 by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


Record

Text

H.R. 543 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb543/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 543 IH: Iron Pipeline Review Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-01-16
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 543 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2025 Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL
To direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to report on firearms trafficking along the I–95 corridor.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Iron Pipeline Review Act .
2.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives report on firearms trafficking along the I–95 corridor
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, in consultation with State and local law enforcement entities, and other agencies or stakeholders as determined appropriate by the Director, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report on firearms trafficked along Interstate 95 that contains the following:
(1)
An analysis of the number of firearms trafficked along Interstate 95, that contains the following:
(A)
Firearms listed by the State of origin, and the make and model of the firearm.
(B)
An analysis of the effectiveness of counter firearm trafficking measures.
(C)
An analysis of specific local, State and Federal laws that affect the number of firearms trafficked.
(D)
A description of any actions directed as a result of the analysis conducted under this section.
(2)
Recommendations, as appropriate, for Federal, State and local law enforcement entities to improve firearm trafficking measures referred to in paragraph (1).
(3)
Proposals, as appropriate, for legislative actions and funding needed to improve measures to counter firearm trafficking.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-16
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 16, 2025

hb543/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/16/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D) sponsors H.R. 543 alone.

Committees

H.R. 543 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 16, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 543 has taken 2 actions since Jan 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 16, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 543 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 543 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Iron Pipeline Review Act — Display Title
  • Iron Pipeline Review Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to report on firearms trafficking along the I-95 corridor. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 543 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSColorado16
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCVirginia14
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTSDistrict of Columbia12

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 second_quarter$679K2nd Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 first_quarter$650.4K1st Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$545.7K4th Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 third_quarter$465.1K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 second_quarter$304.8K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 third_quarter$296.6K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$293.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 first_quarter$289.9K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS2025 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS2025 first_quarter$250K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 first_quarter$202.6K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 fourth_quarter$136.3K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 543 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 543’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr543/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 543 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to State and local government operations.

hr543/subjects.txt
Congressional oversightFirearms and explosivesIntergovernmental relationsRoads and highwaysSmuggling and traffickingState and local government operations

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com