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 bar returning that control to Commerce. It would name 11 countries in the Americas, including Mexico, Guatemala, Haiti, and Brazil, as covered countries and block transfers of these items to them until the State Department sets up a program to register serial numbers, monitor end use, and prohibit re-transfers without U.S. consent. Before licensing exports of these items, the State Department would have to notify Congress 15 or 30 days in advance, and Congress could block the export by joint resolution. The bill also requires reports and a strategy on firearms trafficking, expanded use of a federal gun-tracing system, and bars the Commerce Department from promoting sales of these items.

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Sponsors

• Christopher Murphy Democrat sponsor
• 5 cosponsors