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H.R. 1698 119th Congress House

Law Enforcement Protection and Privacy Act of 2025

Official title: To provide accountability for unlawful disclosures of firearm trace data in the Firearms Trace System database, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2025 Introduced by: Clay Higgins Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liabilityCriminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesFreedom of informationRight of privacy
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Feb 27, 2025
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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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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1698: Law Enforcement Protection and Privacy Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1698/
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"H.R. 1698: Law Enforcement Protection and Privacy Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1698/.
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H.R. 1698, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1698/.
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