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Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-3289| Senate 
| Updated: 12/1/2025
Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill requires the National Tracing Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to establish and maintain electronic, searchable databases of all firearm transaction records within its possession. These records encompass the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale, or other disposition of firearms, as required to be submitted by licensed entities. The National Tracing Center must establish these databases within three years of the bill's enactment, modernizing the current tracing capabilities. The National Tracing Center will have remote access to and may query these electronic databases for specific purposes, including bona fide law enforcement investigations by federal, state, local, tribal, or foreign agencies, and for foreign intelligence information . While the databases will be searchable by firearm descriptors like serial number, manufacturer, and model, they are explicitly prohibited from being searchable by the personally identifiable information of any individual. Licensees may voluntarily provide electronic access or relinquish older non-electronic records, and the Comptroller General will conduct biennial audits to ensure compliance.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3348
Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-203
Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2023

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1801
Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2021
Nov 20, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-6223
Introduced in House
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Dec 1, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3348
    Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-203
    Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2023


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1801
    Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2021


  • November 20, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-6223
    Introduced in House


  • December 1, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 1, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 119-6223: Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2025

Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-3289| Senate 
| Updated: 12/1/2025
This bill requires the National Tracing Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to establish and maintain electronic, searchable databases of all firearm transaction records within its possession. These records encompass the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale, or other disposition of firearms, as required to be submitted by licensed entities. The National Tracing Center must establish these databases within three years of the bill's enactment, modernizing the current tracing capabilities. The National Tracing Center will have remote access to and may query these electronic databases for specific purposes, including bona fide law enforcement investigations by federal, state, local, tribal, or foreign agencies, and for foreign intelligence information . While the databases will be searchable by firearm descriptors like serial number, manufacturer, and model, they are explicitly prohibited from being searchable by the personally identifiable information of any individual. Licensees may voluntarily provide electronic access or relinquish older non-electronic records, and the Comptroller General will conduct biennial audits to ensure compliance.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3348
Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-203
Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2023

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1801
Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2021
Nov 20, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-6223
Introduced in House
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Dec 1, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3348
    Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-203
    Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2023


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1801
    Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2021


  • November 20, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-6223
    Introduced in House


  • December 1, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 1, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 119-6223: Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted