RRLEF Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant eligibility requirements to prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies receiving federal grants from purchasing firearms from or transferring firearms to covered licensed. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Criminal Justice and Trade.
Who Benefits and How
Licensed firearms dealers with low short time-to-crime rates (compliant dealers) could face fewer barriers and Gun violence prevention advocacy organizations would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Licensed firearms dealers with high short time-to-crime rates (25+ traced guns in 2 of 3 years) could lose revenue opportunities, State and local law enforcement agencies receiving Byrne JAG grants would take on compliance duties, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Amends the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant eligibility requirements to prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies receiving federal grants from purchasing firearms from or transferring firearms to covered licensed...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant eligibility requirements to prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies receiving federal grants from purchasing firearms from or transferring firearms to covered licensed.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Trade
Primary Purpose
The bill amends the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant eligibility requirements to prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies receiving federal grants from purchasing firearms from or transferring firearms to covered licensed.
Policy Domains
Section 1 - Short Title
Identified Gains
- Licensed firearms dealers with low short time-to-crime rates (compliant dealers)
- Gun violence prevention advocacy organizations
Identified Costs
- Licensed firearms dealers with high short time-to-crime rates (25+ traced guns in 2 of 3 years)
- State and local law enforcement agencies receiving Byrne JAG grants
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Licensed firearms dealers with high short time-to-crime rates (25+ traced guns in 2 of 3 years), Licensed firearms dealers with low short time-to-crime rates (compliant dealers)
Positive-direction: Licensed firearms dealers with low short time-to-crime rates (compliant dealers)
Negative-direction: Licensed firearms dealers with high short time-to-crime rates (25+ traced guns in 2 of 3 years)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, State and local law enforcement agencies receiving Byrne JAG grants
Gun violence prevention advocacy organizations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
- "the_applicant"
- → State or local government applying for Byrne JAG grants
- "the_attorney_general"
- → Attorney General of the United States
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A licensed dealer with respect to whom, in not less than two of the three calendar years prior to publication of the ATF list, the National Tracing Center has traced to the firearms business of such dealer not less than 25 firearms that had a short time-to-crime.
Have the meaning given such terms in section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code.
A period of not more than three calendar years between the date of the last known retail sale of a firearm and the date on which a law enforcement agency recovers such firearm as a result of such firearm being purchased for, possessed during, or used in, an actual or suspected criminal offense.
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