No money may be used to move the firearms bureau's work to another agency
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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No money may be used to move the firearms bureau's work to another agency
The document says “may not”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments.”
The last proviso under the firearms bureau heading. It reaches beyond this Act: no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to move the bureau's functions, missions or activities to another agency or department. It does not say what happens if such a move is attempted without spending money.
What the document actually says
“That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments.”
That sentence, in plain words
No money may be used to move this bureau's work elsewhere. That holds for money in this law and in any other law.
What this is about
A department can sometimes shift a job to another agency. This blocks that here. It does not change who runs the bureau today.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-74, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 6 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ74/html/PLAW-119publ74.htm
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“No money may be used to move the firearms bureau's work to another agency,” Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/commerce-justice-science-energy-water-development/proposal/sec05-atf-no-transfer-of-functions/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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