Law Enforcement Protection and Privacy Act of 2025
This bill protects firearm trace data maintained by the ATF's National Trace Center and related licensee information from public disclosure under FOIA. It directly affects licensed firearms dealers, state/local governments, and other entities that handle this data. Key provisions include adding a new FOIA exemption for this data, imposing fines of $10,000-$25,000 for unauthorized disclosures, and allowing licensed dealers to sue for triple damages or $25,000 per disclosure. The law also prevents sovereign immunity from blocking such lawsuits and specifies that fines apply per individual disclosure.
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Introduction
Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Feb 27, 2025
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Feb 27, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Feb 27, 2025
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1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
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Clay Higgins
RRepublican
Co
Andy Harris
RRepublican
Co
Barry Moore
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Gill
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Brian Jack
RRepublican
Co
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
RRepublican
Co
Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
Co
Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
Co
Derek Schmidt
RRepublican
Co
Diana Harshbarger
RRepublican
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