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LEGISLATION/S. 4776

Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act

119-S-4776119th CongressIntroduced Jun 11, 2026Crime and Law Enforcement
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Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsor

Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ](D-NJ)
12 cosponsors

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.

Actions (2)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 11, 2026Senate
Introduced in Senate
Jun 11, 2026Library of Congress