Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6223 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6223 To amend section 923 of title 18, United States Code, to require an electronic, searchable database of the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale, or other disposition of firearms. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2025 Ms. Pou introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 923 of title 18, United States Code, to require an electronic, searchable database of the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale, or other disposition of firearms. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC, SEARCHABLE DATABASES. Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(8)(A) In this paragraph, the term `foreign intelligence information' has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801). ``(B) Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the National Tracing Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shall establish and maintain electronic, searchable databases of all records within its possession of the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale, or other disposition of firearms required to be submitted to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives by persons licensed under this chapter. ``(C) Each licensee under this chapter may provide the National Tracing Center with electronic access, consistent with the requirements of this pa