# 119-s-2863: RRLEF Act of 2025

119-s-2863, RRLEF Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2863
- Congress: 119
- Title: RRLEF Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Linking JAG grant eligibility to restrictions on transactions with certain firearm dealers** would condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funding on avoiding purchases from ATF-listed dealers and would expand public ATF disclosures about dealer tracing data. - State and local law enforcement agencies would have to certify they did not transfer or buy firearms from ATF-listed covered dealers to qualify for JAG grants. This could affect eligibility for grant recipients. - Licensed firearm dealers would be designated as "covered" if ATF traced at least 25 short time-to-crime firearms to their business; short time-to-crime means three years or less. That designation would appear on a public list. - The ATF would notify agencies when a firearm they transferred was traced to a criminal offense and would publish a list of covered dealers within 120 days and annually thereafter. The bill removes prior year-based limits on ATF disclosure to allow broader, more frequent public reporting.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- ATF to publish covered dealer list: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Attorney General, through the ATF Director, would notify a State or local law enforcement agency within 120 days when a gun they transferred was traced to or suspected of being used in a crime. The ATF would publish a list of "covered licensed dealers" on its website and update it e…
- JAG grants barred from listed dealers: cost, low. If enacted, applicants for Edward Byrne JAG grants would need to certify that they, and every grantee or subgrantee in their jurisdiction, do not transfer or buy firearms from any dealer on the ATF's most recent covered dealer list. The restriction would apply at the time of certification and would…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2863 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2863)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2863 (as of 2026-08-11).