OPENING THE RECORD
OPENING THE RECORD
H.R. 4223 · 119TH CONGRESS
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CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service for this version of the bill. Later versions may differ. Read at Congress.gov.