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119-s-2192119th Congress

Clean Hands Firearm Procurement Act

Sponsored By: Senator Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

Introduced

Summary

Would block federal contracts with firearms dealers that ATF links to rapid "time-to-crime" traces. It would make the ATF publish a list of those dealers and stop federal agencies from buying from them, with a narrow national-security waiver.

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  • Dealers: A licensed dealer would be designated "covered" if, in at least 2 of the 3 prior calendar years, ATF traced at least 25 firearms to the business with a time-to-crime of 3 years or less. This triggers public naming and procurement limits.
  • Federal agencies: Agencies would be prohibited from entering contracts with covered dealers for the current calendar year or either of the two preceding years. The procurement prohibition would begin 180 days after enactment.
  • National-security waivers: The Attorney General could waive the ban for a specific contract if the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security requests it to protect national security. The Attorney General must promptly notify the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees and may submit that notice classified.
  • Administration and timing: The Attorney General, acting through the ATF director, would publish the initial covered-dealer list no later than 120 days after enactment and then update it annually. The bill relies on the ATF National Tracing Center and the time-to-crime metric to determine coverage status.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Ban federal contracts with listed dealers

If enacted, federal agencies would be barred from contracting with any dealer on the covered list for the current year or either of the two prior years. The prohibition would take effect 180 days after enactment. The Attorney General could waive the ban for a specific contract only if the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security requests it to protect national security. The Attorney General must promptly notify the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees of any waiver, and may submit that notice in classified form.

Public list of high-risk dealers

If enacted, the ATF would publish a public list of "covered firearms dealers" within 120 days and yearly after. A dealer would be listed if, in at least 2 of the 3 calendar years before publication, ATF traced 25 or more guns to that dealer with a time-to-crime of 3 years or less. "Time-to-crime" means time from retail sale to police recovery in a crime.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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