Bills · S 119
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
Senate BillS 119Firearms and explosivesCongressional oversight
No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act
INTRO JAN 16· LAST ACTION JAN 16
READING
2MIN
COSPONSORS
13
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LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS
STEP 2 / 8Introduced
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenVoters should care about this bill because it touches on the balance between individual privacy rights and the tools available to law enforcement for crime investigation. If this bill becomes law, it means the federal government will no longer maintain a central repository of firearm sales records from closed gun shops, potentially making it harder for law enforcement to trace firearms used in crimes, but also protecting the privacy of gun owners from a federal database.
If the bill does not become law, the current practice of the ATF collecting and retaining these records will continue. This debate is highly relevant to ongoing discussions about gun control, government surveillance, and the scope of the Second Amendment.
KEY PROVISIONS
3AI-extractedPROVISION 01
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) must destroy all existing firearm transaction records collected from discontinued firearms businesses.
This provision aims to eliminate the current federal repository of gun sales records that have been accumulated over time.
PROVISION 02
The ATF is prohibited from collecting firearm transaction records from discontinued firearms businesses in the future.
This prevents the federal government from continuing to build a database of gun sales records from closed dealers.
PROVISION 03
The Director of the ATF must submit a report to Congress detailing the number of firearm transaction records that were destroyed.
This ensures transparency and accountability regarding the implementation of the record destruction requirement.
SPONSORSHIP
1 + 13
R· Idaho
YRS IN OFFICE
17
BILLS LED
61
COSPONSOR BREAKDOWNBIPARTISAN · 0%
DEM 0 REP 13 IND 0
ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSJAN 16
Introduced in Senate
JAN 16
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
BILL INFO
TypeSenate Bill
NumberS 119
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedJan 16, 2025
Last actionJan 16, 2025
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED JAN 16, 2025
Senate BillS 119Firearms and explosivesCongressional oversight
No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act
INTRODUCED JAN 16, 2025· LAST ACTION JAN 16, 2025
PASSAGE CHANCES
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READING
2 min
COSPONSORS
13
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