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The draft includes the bill number, your position, the reasons you selected, any personal context you add, and a direct ask such as voting yes, voting no, cosponsoring, opposing, or seeking changes.

Contact Congress about H.R. 4174: ATF DATA Act

Q: How do I support or oppose H.R. 4174?

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Q: Who should I contact about H.R. 4174?

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The Justice Department and ATF would have to publish yearly reports on guns later recovered by police. The reports would show where those guns came from and how they may have moved into crime.

Modern Action explains legislation in plain English, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.

ATF DATA Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Latest action on H.R. 4174: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects law enforcement, ATF, Congress, researchers, and licensed gun sellers. It does not directly change gun buyers' eligibility or gun ownership rules. Its main effect is more public information about guns that police recover and trace.

Why this matters: Crime guns can move through many hands before police recover them, and the public often cannot see those patterns clearly. This bill would make ATF publish regular data on where traced guns came from and how they reached crime scenes. That could help police, lawmakers, and researchers focus on trafficking, theft, and other weak points. The bill may also create concern for dealers because high trace numbers can look bad even when no law was broken.

Key provisions in H.R. 4174

The Attorney General would have to publish a firearm trace report within six months. ATF would prepare it, and new reports would come out at least once every year after that.
The reports would have to go to Congress and be posted online for the public.
ATF would list the 200 licensed sellers with the most traced guns. The report would show gun type, recovery city, time from sale to crime, crime type if known, multiple-sale status, and whether the gun was lost or stolen.
ATF would publish national totals for licensed sellers with traced guns at set levels. Examples include 1 or more, 5 or more, 10 or more, 25 or more, and 50 or more traces, split by state and license type.
ATF would report on the 50 metro areas with the most homicides and the 50 with the highest homicide rates per person. The report would include source states, top source licensees, gun types, and agencies that recovered the guns.

How Modern Action helps you take action on H.R. 4174

You do not have to start with a blank letter. Modern Action turns the bill, your position, and the relevant congressional context into a message you can edit and send. The goal is to make contacting Congress clear, specific, and useful without forcing you to parse bill text or figure out the right office on your own.

Questions people ask about H.R. 4174

What is H.R. 4174?: The Justice Department and ATF would have to publish yearly reports on guns later recovered by police. The reports would show where those guns came from and how they may have moved into crime.
How do I support or oppose H.R. 4174?: Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.
Who should I contact about H.R. 4174?: Modern Action uses your location to route the action to the congressional offices relevant to the bill and your representation.
Can Modern Action explain H.R. 4174 before I act?: Yes. Modern Action gives you a plain-English summary, current status, and action context before you send anything.

Contact Congress about H.R. 4174: ATF DATA Act

The Justice Department and ATF would have to publish yearly reports on guns later recovered by police. The reports would show where those guns came from and how they may have moved into crime.

ATF DATA Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Latest action on H.R. 4174: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Key provisions in H.R. 4174

The Attorney General would have to publish a firearm trace report within six months. ATF would prepare it, and new reports would come out at least once every year after that.

The reports would have to go to Congress and be posted online for the public.

ATF would list the 200 licensed sellers with the most traced guns. The report would show gun type, recovery city, time from sale to crime, crime type if known, multiple-sale status, and whether the gun was lost or stolen.

ATF would publish national totals for licensed sellers with traced guns at set levels. Examples include 1 or more, 5 or more, 10 or more, 25 or more, and 50 or more traces, split by state and license type.

ATF would report on the 50 metro areas with the most homicides and the 50 with the highest homicide rates per person. The report would include source states, top source licensees, gun types, and agencies that recovered the guns.

How Modern Action helps you take action on H.R. 4174

Questions people ask about H.R. 4174

What is H.R. 4174?

The Justice Department and ATF would have to publish yearly reports on guns later recovered by police. The reports would show where those guns came from and how they may have moved into crime.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 4174?

Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.

Who should I contact about H.R. 4174?

Modern Action uses your location to route the action to the congressional offices relevant to the bill and your representation.

Can Modern Action explain H.R. 4174 before I act?

Yes. Modern Action gives you a plain-English summary, current status, and action context before you send anything.