The Reining In Federal Licensing Enforcement Act of 2025, or RIFLE Act of 2025, aims to significantly reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' (ATF) enforcement actions against federal firearms licensees (FFLs). It introduces a new system of graduated penalties for violations, establishes a stringent definition for "willfully," and enhances due process protections for FFLs facing license denials, suspensions, or revocations. The bill seeks to ensure fairer and more transparent regulatory oversight. Under the proposed changes, non-willful violations require the Attorney General to notify the licensee and work towards rectification within a commercially reasonable timeframe. For willful violations, revocation or suspension is only pursued if lesser actions are unlikely to ensure future compliance, with a presumption that violations are not willful unless proven by clear and convincing evidence . The bill outlines a detailed administrative hearing process, including a 60-day notice, an opportunity for the licensee to request a hearing, and a stay of penalties during the appeal, unless there's an immediate and grave threat to public safety. The Act strictly defines "willfully" as having actual knowledge of a clearly established legal duty, understanding the obligation, and engaging in conduct with deliberate disregard for that duty. Crucially, evidence such as receiving compliance documents, signing acknowledgments, or having substantial experience as a licensee cannot be used to prove actual knowledge or willfulness. Furthermore, the bill restricts the denial of new license applications based on prior violations if more than five years have passed, or based on association with a revoked licensee, unless there is clear and convincing evidence of the applicant's own willful violation. The legislation mandates the Attorney General to reconsider all previously denied license applications from former licensees, applying the new definition of willfulness. It also requires the reversal of license revocations, suspensions, and denials that occurred while specific ATF Orders (5370.1E, 5370.1F, or 5370.1G) were in effect, absent an immediate public safety threat, and provides for reimbursement of legal fees. To enhance transparency, the Attorney General must establish and make public formal inspection, examination, and investigative standards for the ATF, which must include mitigation factors. Additionally, the bill limits the use of firearms purchaser information, prohibiting its disclosure to entities other than courts, law enforcement, or prosecutors unless certified. It grants licensees whose licenses expire, are surrendered, or revoked a 90-day period to liquidate their business inventory , during which the license remains valid. Finally, the Act amends criminal recordkeeping requirements, specifying that only "materially false" or "materially significant" entries, or failure to "retain custody of" records, constitute criminal violations, thereby raising the standard for prosecution.