Reducing Unnecessary Slowdowns in Handling Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5672 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5672 To establish statutory deadlines for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to process permit applications, and require quarterly congressional and public reporting on application processing metrics and compliance. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2025 Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself and Mr. Moore of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish statutory deadlines for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to process permit applications, and require quarterly congressional and public reporting on application processing metrics and compliance. 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 ``Reducing Unnecessary Slowdowns in Handling Act''. SEC. 2. STATUTORY PROCESSING DEADLINES. (a) Applications to the ATF Generally.--Within 90 calendar days after receipt of an application not described in subsection (b), the Bureau shall complete processing of the application. (b) Applications Relating to Licenses Under Section 923 of Title 18, United States Code.--Within 60 calendar days after receipt of an application relating to a license under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, the Bureau shall complete processing of the application. SEC. 3. QUARTERLY CONGRESSIONAL AND PUBLIC REPORTING REQUIREMENT. Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Bureau shall submit to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability and on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on t