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

To amend title 18, United States Code, to discontinue the collection by the Federal Government of firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms businesses, to require the destruction of such already collected records, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 16, 2025

Latest action (Jan 16, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Issues
Criminal JusticeGun Policy
Legislative subjects (3)
Congressional oversightFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archives

Summary
  • Requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to destroy firearm transaction records from discontinued firearms businesses within 90 days of enactment.
  • Amends federal law to prevent the Federal Government from collecting firearm transaction records from discontinued firearms businesses in the future.
  • Requires the ATF Director to submit a report to Congress specifying the number of firearm transaction records destroyed.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
12 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to James E. Risch’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • ALPHA SERVICES LLC $10,000
  • 1ST FINANCIAL BANK USA $6,600
  • CIVIC SERVICE INC. $6,600
  • SINCLAIR COMPANIES $6,600
  • SOROBAN CAPITAL PARTNERS LP $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for James E. Risch → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Jan 16, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
  2. Jan 16, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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  • HR 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 9495 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 2267 — NICS Data Reporting Act of 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 563 — No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act · Introduced Jan 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 81%
  • S 2158 — Stopping the Fraudulent Sale of Firearms Act · Introduced Jun 24, 2025 · Cong. 119 76%
  • S 679 — LEOSA Reform Act · Introduced Feb 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 74%
  • HR 4261 — Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act · Introduced Jun 30, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HR 1272 — Secure Storage Information Act of 2025 · Introduced Feb 12, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • S 137 — FIND Act · Introduced Jan 16, 2025 · Cong. 119 68%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in Senate · Jan 16, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 16, 2025

Mr. Risch (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Daines, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Mullin, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to discontinue the collection by the Federal Government of firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms businesses, to require the destruction of such already collected records, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act”.

SEC. 2. DESTRUCTION OF BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES FIREARM TRANSACTION RECORDS OF DISCONTINUED FIREARMS BUSINESSES.

(a) In General.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives shall destroy each firearm transaction record delivered to the Attorney General under section 923(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code.

(b) Preventing Future Firearm Registration.—Section 923(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the second and third sentences.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives shall submit to Congress a written report that specifies the number of firearm transaction records destroyed under section 2(a). <all>

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