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S. 119

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 119, the No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 16, 2025 by Sen. James Risch (R) with 13 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 16, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 119 has 13 co-sponsors.

sb119/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S119 IS: No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-16
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 119  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act  .
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.
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).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-16
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Jan 16, 2025

sb119/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (01/16/2025)

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

This bill modifies the retention requirements for firearm transaction records of federal firearms licensees (FFLs) that go out of business.

Current law generally requires FFLs that go out of business to deliver their firearm transaction records to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

This bill removes the requirement for FFLs that go out of business to deliver their firearm transaction records to the ATF. Further, the bill requires the ATF to destroy all out-of-business records it has collected from FFLs.

Sponsors

Sen. James Risch (R) sponsors S. 119, and 13 members have co-sponsored it, 8 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 119 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 16, 2025

Actions

S. 119 has taken 2 actions since Jan 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 16, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Jan 16, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 119 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 119.

Titles

S. 119 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act — Display Title
  • No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named S. 119 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS—Colorado16—
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC—Virginia14—
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS AND SEALERS ASSOCIATIONnon-profit professional association, supporting agriculture, protecting environmentCalifornia12$40K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS16—
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.14—
CANSLER CONSULTING, LLC12$40K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANGELO VELTRI116
DUDLEY BROWN116
DUSTIN CURTIS115
AIDAN JOHNSTON114
BENJAMIN SANDERSON114
ERICH PRATT114
JEAN PICHARDO114
JOHN VELLECO114
TIMOTHY CANSLER112
HUNTER KING111
MICHAEL HAMMOND111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 second_quarter$679K2nd Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 first_quarter$650.4K1st Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$545.7K4th Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 third_quarter$465.1K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 second_quarter$304.8K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 third_quarter$296.6K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$293.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 first_quarter$289.9K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 first_quarter$202.6K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 fourth_quarter$136.3K4th Quarter - Report
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS AND SEALERS ASSOCIATIONCANSLER CONSULTING, LLC2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS AND SEALERS ASSOCIATIONCANSLER CONSULTING, LLC2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 119 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 119’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

s119/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 119 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Government information and archives.

s119/subjects.txt
Congressional oversightFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archives

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com