Federal government stops buying guns from dealers linked to crime

What it does

This bill requires the federal government to publish an annual list of licensed firearms dealers who have sold 25 or more guns that were recovered at crime scenes within 3 years of sale (in at least 2 of the past 3 years). Federal agencies are then prohibited from contracting with these dealers, unless the Secretary of Defense or Homeland Security requests a national-security waiver from the Attorney General. The goal is to reduce federal procurement from dealers with patterns of selling firearms that end up used in crimes.

Why we flagged it

The bill's core mechanism is a procurement restriction tied to a measurable crime-tracing metric. It is not a ban on dealers or firearms; it is a federal purchasing policy designed to reduce government contracts with dealers whose sales patterns correlate with crime-scene recovery.

What the text implies

• The 25-firearm threshold and 3-year time-to-crime window are specific metrics that may exclude dealers with lower-volume crime-linked sales, potentially creating a loophole for dealers just below the threshold.
• The waiver authority granted to SecDef and SecDHS is broad and classified-notice eligible, meaning Congress may not learn the full scope of national-security exemptions until after the fact.
• The list is published annually, creating a rolling 3-year lookback; dealers may cycle on and off the list, creating uncertainty for procurement planning.
• The bill does not address whether dealers can challenge their inclusion on the list or request recalculation, potentially raising due-process concerns for affected businesses.

Who it affects

Ordinary citizens benefit from a mechanism that reduces federal spending with dealers whose products disproportionately appear in crime scenes, potentially reducing the supply chain for weapons used in violent crime. The transparency requirement (public list) and waiver notification to Congress add accountability. The main cost is to a narrow industry segment (high-risk dealers), not the public.

Who stands to gain

• firearms dealers with lower crime-tracing rates (competitive advantage in federal contracts)
• law enforcement and ATF (expanded tracing data use and public visibility)

Named in the bill

Attorney General, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), National Tracing Center, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Homeland Security, House Committee on the Judiciary, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Licensed firearms dealers, Federal agencies

Where it stands

• Jun 26, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jun 26, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government…”

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Money around this bill

3 lobbying clients named this bill on 5 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $729,548 in lobbying spend. A filing names 70 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.

More lobbying clients named this bill than 61% of bills with at least one filing.

Jamie Raskin, the sponsor, reported $412,639 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.

• National Association for Gun Rights — $429,548 on 2 filings
• Leading Builders of America — $220,000 on 1 filing
• Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence — $80,000 on 2 filings

Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 22, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.