WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s proposed budget increase for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in fiscal 2024 faces sharp opposition from many House Republicans who want to make cuts this budget cycle.
Biden’s budget proposal seeks $1.9 billion for the agency in fiscal 2024, a 7.4% bump from the current fiscal year, as Democrats have defended the ATF as a critical part in combating an epidemic of American gun violence.
The budget request also calls for an increase in agency funding to implement a 2022 law to address gun violence, a measure that got support from only 14 of the 207 House Republicans who voted.