{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5453","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5453,"title":"RRLEF Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-09-18","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"A000380","fullName":"Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]","party":"D","state":"RI","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":28,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-09-18","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Crime and Law Enforcement","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-09-18","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Responsible Retirement of Law Enforcement Firearms Act of 2025 or the RRLEF Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill establishes a framework to limit the transfer of firearms to and purchase from federally licensed gun dealers whose firearms have a short time to crime. The term<em> short time to crime </em>means a period of&nbsp;three years or less between the date of the last known retail sale of a firearm and the date a firearm is recovered in an actual or suspected criminal offense.</p><p>Specifically, the bill directs the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to&nbsp;notify a state or local law enforcement agency if a firearm transferred by the agency is used, or suspected of being used, in the commission of a criminal offense, as traced by the National Tracing Center.</p><p>Additionally, the bill directs the ATF to&nbsp;publish annually a list of federally licensed gun dealers who have 25 or more traces of firearms with a short time to crime in at least two of the three previous years.</p><p>The bill prohibits a state (including the District of Columbia), territory, or local government that receives funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program from transferring a firearm to, or purchasing a firearm from, a dealer on the list.</p><p>The bill&nbsp;removes limits on the authority of the ATF&nbsp;to disclose firearms tracing data.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-01T19:36:04Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":324,"ts":"2026-07-14T04:24:05.159Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=RRLEF%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}