What This Bill Does
This bill requires the federal government to destroy firearm transaction records (paperwork about gun sales) that it collected from businesses that no longer operate. The bill also stops the government from collecting these records in the future from closed firearms businesses.
Who It Affects
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (the federal agency that enforces gun laws). Congress receives a report about the destroyed records.
Key Provisions
• The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives must destroy all firearm transaction records that were given to the Attorney General within 90 days after this law passes (Sec. 2(a)).
• The bill removes two sentences from the existing law that allowed the government to keep collecting firearm transaction records from closed businesses (Sec. 2(b)).
• The Director must write a report to Congress that states how many firearm transaction records were destroyed (Sec. 3).
What Changes
The federal government stops keeping firearm transaction records from firearms businesses that shut down. All previously collected records of this type get destroyed.
Important Definitions
None defined in the bill text.
Effective Date
The Director must destroy the records within 90 days after the bill becomes law. The exact date this bill becomes law is not specified in the bill text.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1271
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 1, 2023
Mr. CLOUD (for himself, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mrs. LUNA, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr.
BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. PERRY, Mr. MANN, Mr.
JOHNSON
of Louisiana, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. BURLISON, Mr.
NEHLS, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. JOHNSON of
Ohio, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. CLYDE, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Ms. GREENE of
Georgia, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. BABIN, Mr.
BRECHEEN, Mr. BURCHETT, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. CARL, Mr. CLINE, Mr.
COLLINS, Mr. CRANE, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. DESJARLAIS,
Mr. DONALDS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr.
ELLZEY, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. GRIFFITH,
Mr. GROTHMAN, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. LAMBORN, Mrs. LESKO, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mrs.
MILLER of Illinois, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. MURPHY,
Mr. NORMAN, Mr. OGLES, Mr. POSEY, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. ROY, Ms.
STEFANIK, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. TIMMONS, and Mr. WEBER
of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to discontinue the
collection by the Federal Government of firearm trans-
action records of discontinued firearms businesses, to
require the destruction of such already collected records,
and for other purposes.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Retaining Every
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Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act’’.
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SEC. 2. DESTRUCTION OF BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO,
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FIREARMS
AND
EXPLOSIVES
FIREARM
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TRANSACTION RECORDS OF DISCONTINUED
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FIREARMS BUSINESSES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 90 days after the date of
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the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of
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Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shall destroy
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all firearm transaction records delivered to the Attorney
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General pursuant to section 923(g)(4) of title 18, United
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States Code.
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(b) PREVENTING
FUTURE
FIREARM
REGISTRA-
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TION.—Section 923(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code,
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is amended by striking the 2nd and 3rd sentences.
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SEC. 3. REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.
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The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
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Firearms and Explosives shall submit to the Congress a
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written report that specifies the number of firearm trans-
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action records destroyed pursuant to section 2(a).
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