House bill · H.R. 4223 (119th Congress)
Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
U.S. House of Representatives
Summary
Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act This bill removes limitations on the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to conduct activities related to the administration of federal firearms laws. Specifically, the bill removes provisions that limit the use of firearms tracing data, limit the disclosure of data under the Freedom of Information Act, prohibit imposing a requirement that gun dealers conduct a physical inventory, prohibit consolidating or centralizing records maintained by federal firearm licensees (e.g., gun dealers), and require background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
House Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. House of Representatives
Full history
- Jun 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
- Jun 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
- Jun 27, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
U.S. House of Representatives