Protecting Americans from Reckless Gun Dealers Act of 2025

“925E. Annual report to Congress on license inspections.

“(a) In general—Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a written report on the actions undertaken by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in the year covered by the report to issue and revoke licenses and inspect licensees under section 923, that includes the following:

“(1) The number of inspections completed each month.

“(2) The number of inspections that identified at least 1 serious violation.

“(3) The number of licenses that were revoked, the number of licenses that were not renewed in lieu of revocation, and the number of licenses surrendered after an inspection.

“(4) For each licensee whose license was revoked on the basis of an inspection, the name and location of the licensee, the date of revocation, and any serious violation identified by the inspection.

“(5) For each licensee whose license was not renewed in lieu of revocation after an inspection, the name and location of the licensee, the date the license expired, and any serious violation identified by the inspection.

“(6) For each licensee who surrendered such a license after an inspection, including a licensee who discontinued business operations, the name and location of the licensee, the date of surrender, and any serious violation identified by the inspection.

“(7) The number of inspections that identified at least 1 serious violation but with respect to which the Attorney General did not revoke the applicable license, broken down by—

“(A) the Attorney General’s decision not to pursue revocation, further broken down by the Attorney General’s reason for the decision;

“(B) the reversal of an initial decision of the Attorney General to revoke the license after a hearing held pursuant to section 923(f)(2); and

“(C) the order of a court to reverse a revocation after a petition was filed for review of a final agency determination.

“(8) The reasons of the Attorney General not to pursue revocation, broken down geographically based on the location of the field office of the Bureau with responsibility for the area where the licensee involved is located.

“(9) The number of reports of violations and warning letters issued and warning conferences held by the Bureau, broken down geographically based on the location of the field office of the Bureau involved.

“(b) Publication on website—On each date a report required by subsection (a) is submitted, the Attorney General shall cause to be published on the website of the Bureau the information contained in the report.

“(c) Appropriate congressional committees—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

“(1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and

“(2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.

“(d) Serious violation—In this section, the term “serious violation” means one of the following:

“(1) Refusing to allow an inspection pursuant to section 923(g).

“(2) Transferring a firearm in violation of section 922(d).

“(3) Failing to wait 3 business days before transferring a firearm pursuant to section 922(t)(1).

“(4) Failing to comply with any other requirement of section 922(t)(1) before transferring a firearm.

“(5) Falsifying a record required to be maintained pursuant to section 923(g).

“(6) Failing to respond to a trace request pursuant to section 923(g)(7).

“(7) Transferring a firearm to another person with the knowledge that the person is making a straw purchase of the firearm in violation of section 932.

“(8) Failing to submit a report of multiple sales or other dispositions to an unlicensed person pursuant to section 923(g)(3).

“(9) Failing to report a theft or loss of a firearm pursuant to section 923(g)(6).

“(10) Failing to maintain an accurate record of the receipt, sale, or other disposition of a firearm pursuant to section 923(g)(2).”