Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB119

Introduced
1/16/25  

Caption

No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights ActThis bill modifies the retention requirements for firearm transaction records of federal firearms licensees (FFLs) that go out of business.Current law generally requires FFLs that go out of business to deliver their firearm transaction records to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).This bill removes the requirement for FFLs that go out of business to deliver their firearm transaction records to the ATF. Further, the bill requires the ATF to destroy all out-of-business records it has collected from FFLs.

Impact

The legislation mandates that, within 90 days of enactment, the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) must destroy any existing firearm transaction records related to discontinued firearms businesses. This requirement not only impacts data management practices within the ATF but also has broader implications for how firearm sales and transactions are monitored at the federal level, potentially reducing the agency's ability to trace firearms back to their original transactions.

Summary

SB119, titled the 'No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act', seeks to amend Title 18 of the United States Code. The bill aims to address concerns regarding the collection and retention of firearm transaction records from businesses that have ceased operation. By prohibiting the Federal Government from maintaining such records, the bill highlights a significant shift in the approach to firearm transaction data, prioritizing the rights of individuals and businesses over federal oversight.

Contention

The bill is likely to spark debate about the balance between gun rights and regulation. Proponents may argue that the destruction of these records protects individual rights and freedoms, reducing undue governmental oversight and interference in the private ownership of firearms. Conversely, critics might express concerns regarding increased difficulty in tracking firearms, particularly in cases where they may fall into the wrong hands, thus potentially impeding law enforcement efforts. This dynamic sets the stage for heated discussions on how best to safeguard both rights and public safety.

Congress_id

119-S-119

Policy_area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Introduced_date

2025-01-16

Companion Bills

US HB563

Related bill No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act

Previously Filed As

US HB374

Abolish the ATF Act This bill abolishes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

US HB190

Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act This bill modifies requirements for third party settlement organizations to eliminate their reporting requirement with respect to the transactions of their participating payees unless they have earned more than $20,000 on more than 200 separate transactions in an applicable tax period. A third party settlement organization is the central organization that has the contractual obligation to make payments to participating payees (generally, a merchant or business) in a third party payment network. This reverses a provision in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that lowered the reporting threshold to $600 with no minimum on the number of transactions.

US HJR144

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice, relating to "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms".

US HB173

Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2023 This bill removes short-barreled rifles (barrels of less than 16 inches in length) from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act. It also eliminates the prohibition on the transportation of such rifles in interstate commerce and treats persons who acquire or possess a short-barreled rifle as meeting the registration or licensing requirements for such rifle where such requirements are determined by reference to the National Firearms Act. The bill preempts state or local laws that impose a tax or recordkeeping requirements on short-barreled rifles. The Department of Justice must destroy records relating to the registration of  certain rifles within one year after the enactment of this bill.

US HB152

Hearing Protection Act This bill removes silencers from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act. It also treats persons acquiring or possessing a firearm silencer as meeting any registration and licensing requirements of such Act. The Department of Justice must destroy certain records relating to the registration, transfer, or making of a silencer. The bill also revises the definitions of firearm silencer and firearm muffler under the federal criminal code and includes such items in the 10% excise tax category.

US HB1271

No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act

US HB396

Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act of 2023 This bill subjects bump stocks to regulation under federal firearms laws. Specifically, the bill adds bump stocks to the list of firearms subject to regulation (e.g., registration and licensing requirements) under the National Firearms Act. Additionally, it includes bump stocks in the list of firearms subject to regulation (e.g., background check requirements) under the Gun Control Act of 1968.

US HB48

Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2023 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

US SJR83

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms".

US HB151

No Frivolous Application for Short-Barreled Shotguns Act or the NFA SBS Act This bill removes certain short-barreled shotguns from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act. It also eliminates the prohibition on the sale or transportation of such shotguns in interstate commerce and treats persons who acquire or possess a short-barreled shotgun as meeting the registration or licensing requirements for such shotguns where such requirements are determined by reference to the National Firearms Act. The bill preempts state or local laws that impose a tax or recordkeeping requirements on short-barreled shotguns. The Department of Justice must destroy records relating to the registration of shotguns described by this bill within one year after the enactment of this bill.

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