ARMAS Act of 2025

This bill would move control over exports of certain firearms and ammunition from the Department of Commerce back to the Department of State within one year, and would bar Commerce from promoting their sale abroad. It would name 11 countries in the Americas, including Mexico, Guatemala, Haiti, and Brazil, as covered countries for at least five years and allow the State Department to add others. Gun exports to covered countries would be blocked until the State Department sets up a program to register serial numbers, monitor end use, and prohibit resale without U.S. consent. The State Department would have to notify Congress before approving each such export license, and Congress could block the export by joint resolution. The bill also requires reports and a strategy on firearms trafficking and expanded use of a federal gun-tracing system in the region.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Joaquin Castro Democrat sponsor
• 31 cosponsors