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Forbidding the Increase of Rogue Enforcers Act

H.R. 3529 · 118th Congress · May 18, 2023 · Lineage

A BILL

To freeze hiring activity for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Forbidding the Increase of Rogue Enforcers Act” or the “FIRE Act”.

Sec. 2 Hiring freeze and other limitations

Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act—
(1)
no individual may be appointed to any position within the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives;
(2)
no new position may be established at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives;
(3)
no officer or employee of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives may be assigned any duty not assigned to that officer or employee as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(4)
no officer or employee of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives may be assigned, detailed, or transferred to a duty station other than the duty station of such officer or employee as of the date of the enactment of this Act.