# 119-s-4776: Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act

119-s-4776, Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4776
- Congress: 119
- Title: Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Expands federal access to and retention of firearms records.** The bill would repeal multiple statutory limits that restrict how the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Department of Justice use, centralize, and keep gun transaction, trace, and background-check data. - Would remove specified prohibitions contained in several appropriations acts for fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012, and thereby lift limits on ATF data use. This change would let ATF and DOJ consolidate and analyze acquisition and disposition records more freely. - Would strike language that blocked the government from imposing physical inventory checks on Federal firearms licensees. That makes it easier for authorities to require dealers to perform and report inventory inspections. - Would repeal Section 644 of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 and amend Section 511 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 to end a 24-hour destruction requirement for certain instant background-check records. Together these changes expand processing of Freedom of Information Act requests for arson, explosives, and firearm traces and broaden retention and access for enforcement and research.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ongoing inventory checks for gun dealers: cost, medium. This bill would remove a time limit that prevented ATF from requiring ongoing physical inventory checks of licensed gun dealers. If enacted, federal firearms licensees would face the possibility of more frequent inventory checks and more recordkeeping. The change would take effect upon enactment.
- More access and retention of gun records: mixed, medium. This bill would remove several appropriations limits that restricted ATF's use of firearms records, including changes tied to fiscal years 2005–2012. It would repeal a ban on processing FOIA requests about arson, explosives, and firearm traces. It would also remove the 24-hour destruction requireme…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability 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
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-4776 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4776)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [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)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4776 (as of 2026-08-11).