RRLEF Act of 2025

Increased Accountability for Firearms Dealers: The bill creates a mechanism to identify "covered licensed dealers" based on whether the National Tracing Center has traced at least 25 firearms from their business that had a "short time-to-crime" within two of the previous three calendar years (Section 2(a)(1)(C) and Section 2(a)(2)(1)).

Improved Law Enforcement Notification: The Attorney General, through the Director of the ATF, must notify State or local law enforcement agencies if any firearm transferred by that agency was used or suspected of being used in a criminal offense (Section 2(b)(1)).

Public Transparency: The bill requires that a list of covered licensed dealers be made publicly available on the Bureau's internet website (Section 2(b)(2)).

Restrictions on Grant Recipients: Applicants, grantees, or subgrantees under the jurisdiction of an applicant are prohibited from transferring a firearm to, or purchasing a firearm from, any dealer identified as a "covered licensed dealer" (Section 2(a)(1)(C)).

Specific Dealer Burdens: Licensed dealers who have had at least 25 firearms traced to their business that were involved in a "short time-to-crime" (defined as a period of not more than three calendar years between sale and recovery during a crime) within two of the last three years could be added to the list of covered dealers (Section 2(a)(2)(1) and Section 2(a)(2)(2)).