119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jun 11, 2026
Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
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Latest action (Jun 11, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jun 11, 2026)
Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
This bill removes limitations on the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to conduct activities related to the administration of federal firearms laws.
Specifically, the bill removes provisions that
• limit the use of firearms tracing data,
• limit the disclosure of data under the Freedom of Information Act,
• prohibit imposing a requirement that gun dealers conduct a physical inventory,
Show the full summary (2 more paragraphs)Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…21, 2026, as National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children's health and secure storage of guns in the home; S. 3214: Background Check Expansion Act; S. 4776: Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act; S. 2158: Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act; and H.R. 10545: Freedom from Intimidation in Elections A…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$2,520,000
Spent on own lobbying
…/ S.4784); GOSAFE Act (S.1370 / H.R.2790); Gun-owner Registration Information Protection Act (S.3916 / H.R.7678); Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act (S.4776 / H.R.4223); HEAR Act of 2026 (H.R.9208); Hearing Protection Act (H.R.404 / S.364); Keep Americans Safe Act (S.803 / H.R.1674); Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$169,582
Spent on own lobbying
…3458, S. 3514, S. 3512, S. 3544, S. 3883, S. 3882, S. 3873, S. 3875, S. 3916, S. 3946, S. 3945, S. 4013, S. 4015, S. 4121, S. 4339, S. 4454, S. 4671, S. 4775, S. 4776, S. 4921, S. 4926, S. 5208, S. 5208, S. 5238, S. 5208, S. 5656 Non-legislative issues lobbied before Congress, the BATFE, Executive Office of the President, bu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$293,250
Spent on own lobbying
…3458, S. 3514, S. 3512, S. 3544, S. 3883, S. 3882, S. 3873, S. 3875, S. 3916, S. 3946, S. 3945, S. 4013, S. 4015, S. 4121, S. 4339, S. 4454, S. 4671, S. 4775, S. 4776, S. 4921, S. 4926 Non-legislative issues lobbied before Congress, the BATFE, Executive Office of the President, but not limited to: The ATF and Justice Departm…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing