The Responsible Retirement of Law Enforcement Firearms Act of 2025, or RRLEF Act of 2025, aims to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. Specifically, it modifies eligibility requirements for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne JAG). Under the new provisions, applicants for these grants must certify that they, along with any subgrantees, will not transfer firearms to or purchase firearms from certain problematic licensed dealers. A "covered licensed dealer" is defined as one from whom the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has traced at least 25 firearms with a "short time-to-crime" in at least two of the three preceding calendar years. A "short time-to-crime" refers to a period of no more than three years between a firearm's last retail sale and its recovery by law enforcement in connection with a suspected criminal offense. This definition targets dealers whose firearms are quickly diverted to criminal activity. The bill further mandates the Attorney General, through the ATF Director, to undertake new public disclosure responsibilities. Annually, the ATF must notify state or local law enforcement agencies if any firearm they transferred was subsequently used in a criminal offense. Additionally, the ATF is required to make publicly available on its website an annual list of all identified "covered licensed dealers." To facilitate this transparency, the RRLEF Act of 2025 repeals several existing limitations on the public disclosure of ATF database information. These repeals target specific provisos in past appropriations acts that had previously restricted the ATF's ability to share firearm tracing data with the public. By removing these restrictions, the legislation aims to increase the availability of information regarding firearms used in crimes.