Bill > HR4198

This bill creates a mechanism to identify and potentially penalize firearms dealers who may be contributing to crime by requiring the Attorney General to publish an annual list of "covered firearms dealers" - defined as licensed dealers from whom at least 25 firearms have been traced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) within a three-year period, where those firearms were recovered in crimes within three years of their initial sale. Once a dealer is on this list, federal agencies would be prohibited from entering into contracts with that dealer for the current and two preceding calendar years, with a narrow national security waiver available that requires immediate notification to congressional judiciary committees. The bill defines key terms like "time-to-crime" (the period between a firearm's retail sale and its recovery in connection with a crime) and provides specific implementation timelines, including a 120-day period for initial list publication and a 180-day delay before the contracting prohibition takes effect. The goal appears to be creating accountability for firearms dealers whose sales may be disproportionately associated with criminal activity by limiting their ability to receive federal government business.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4198/all-info