[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1271 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    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 
Pennsylvania, 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 Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Retaining Every Gun In a System 
That Restricts Your Rights Act''.

SEC. 2. DESTRUCTION OF BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND 
              EXPLOSIVES FIREARM TRANSACTION RECORDS OF DISCONTINUED 
              FIREARMS BUSINESSES.

    (a) In General.--Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives shall destroy all firearm transaction records delivered to 
the Attorney General pursuant to 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 2nd and 3rd 
sentences.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.

    The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives shall submit to the Congress a written report that specifies 
the number of firearm transaction records destroyed pursuant to section 
2(a).
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