119th Congress · House bill · Last action Jan 20, 2025
H.R. 563In CommitteeCrime and Law Enforcement
No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act
Sponsor: Rep. Cloud, Michael (R-TX)74 cosponsorsIntroduced Jan 20, 2025
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In plain English
Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) sponsored this bill to eliminate the requirement that federally licensed gun dealers turn over their firearm transaction records to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives when going out of business, and to require the ATF to destroy all out-of-business records it currently holds from dealers. The bill also includes a requirement for the ATF to report to Congress, though the specific subject of that report is not detailed in available information. The measure has 74 Republican cosponsors and no Democratic cosponsors.
What’s in the bill (2 sections)
- Sec. 2. Destruction of bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and
- Sec. 3. Report to the congress
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HOUSEReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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All 74 cosponsors
0 Democrats · 74 Republicans
Republicans (74)
Williams, RogerTX-25
Harris, MarkNC-08
Jackson, RonnyTX-13
Burlison, EricMO-07
Fulcher, RussID-01
Perry, ScottPA-10
Feenstra, RandyIA-04
Moolenaar, John R.MI-02
Estes, RonKS-04
Moore, BarryAL-01
Roy, ChipTX-21
Hudson, RichardNC-09
Rutherford, John H.FL-05
Sessions, PeteTX-17
DesJarlais, ScottTN-04
LaMalfa, DougCA-01
Cline, BenVA-06
Nehls, Troy E.TX-22
Massie, ThomasKY-04
Timmons, William R.SC-04
Weber, Randy K. Sr.TX-14
Bean, AaronFL-04
Self, KeithTX-03
Davidson, WarrenOH-08
Mann, TraceyKS-01
Green, Mark E.TN-07
Thompson, GlennPA-15
Rulli, Michael A.OH-06
Harshbarger, DianaTN-01
Bost, MikeIL-12
Dunn, Neal P.FL-02
Grothman, GlennWI-06
Crenshaw, DanTX-02
Luna, Anna PaulinaFL-13
Moore, RileyWV-02
Strong, Dale W.AL-05
Donalds, ByronFL-19
Fallon, PatTX-04
Gooden, LanceTX-05
Rose, John W.TN-06
Harris, AndyMD-01
Tenney, ClaudiaNY-24
Clyde, Andrew S.GA-09
Ogles, AndrewTN-05
Higgins, ClayLA-03
Fry, RussellSC-07
Brecheen, JoshOK-02
Smith, AdrianNE-03
Van Duyne, BethTX-24
Biggs, SheriSC-03
LaHood, DarinIL-16
McGuire, JohnVA-05
Taylor, DavidOH-02
Stefanik, Elise M.NY-21
Wied, TonyWI-08
Norman, RalphSC-05
Hamadeh, Abraham J.AZ-08
Bergman, JackMI-01
Foxx, VirginiaNC-05
Comer, JamesKY-01
Moore, TimNC-14
Biggs, AndyAZ-05
Griffith, H. MorganVA-09
Pfluger, AugustTX-11
Fitzgerald, ScottWI-05
Miller, Mary E.IL-15
Van Epps, MattTN-07
Miller, Carol D.WV-01
Harrigan, PatNC-10
Downing, TroyMT-02
Baird, James R.IN-04
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