Who it affects
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
- Congress
In committeeGunsGovernment transparency
ATF DATA Act
S. 2188 · Senate bill · Introduced June 26, 2025
The ATF DATA Act would require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to report certain gun-tracing data to Congress and make it publicly available.
At a glance
Where it stands
In committee
How South Carolina voted
No recorded votes yet.
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No lobbying reported yet
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What it would do
- The bill directs the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to report certain gun-tracing data to Congress.
- The agency must also make that data publicly available.
- The requirement covers certain sets of data, not all gun-tracing data.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill yet.
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
No lobbying reported yet. Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- A bill to require the publication of data sets regarding firearm trace data.
- Sponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. (D-CA)
- Introduced
- June 26, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 4
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Latest action
- June 26, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
ATF Data and Anti-Trafficking Accountability Act or the ATF DATA Act This bill directs the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to report to Congress and make publicly available certain data sets regarding firearms tracing data.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.