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Firearm Destruction Licensure Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-3945| House 
| Updated: 6/12/2025
Gabe Amo

Gabe Amo

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (2)
Maxwell Frost (Democratic)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation seeks to regulate the business of destroying firearms by amending chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. It introduces a requirement for any person engaged in this business to obtain a federal license from the Attorney General. The bill defines a "firearm destroyer" as someone in the business of destroying firearms, excluding government entities, and specifies a "covered method of firearm destruction" as rendering a firearm and its components unable to be restored and reduced to scrap. Engaging in firearm destruction without this license will be an unlawful act . Licensed destroyers must use a covered method of firearm destruction for firearms received from government entities and publicly disclose their charges for such services. They are also mandated to submit annual reports to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) detailing the number and types of firearms destroyed, with these reports and aggregate data made publicly available. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to State, local, or Tribal governments to help cover the costs of paying licensed dealers to destroy firearms using a covered method. The Attorney General, through the ATF, is directed to issue a final rule within 180 days to implement the Act, including prescribing acceptable destruction methods and record-keeping requirements, with the amendments taking effect 180 days after enactment.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-8991
Firearm Destruction Licensure Act of 2024
Jun 12, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 12, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 17, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-2088
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-8991
    Firearm Destruction Licensure Act of 2024


  • June 12, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 12, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 17, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-2088
    Introduced in Senate

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 119-2088: Firearm Destruction Licensure Act of 2025

Firearm Destruction Licensure Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-3945| House 
| Updated: 6/12/2025
This legislation seeks to regulate the business of destroying firearms by amending chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. It introduces a requirement for any person engaged in this business to obtain a federal license from the Attorney General. The bill defines a "firearm destroyer" as someone in the business of destroying firearms, excluding government entities, and specifies a "covered method of firearm destruction" as rendering a firearm and its components unable to be restored and reduced to scrap. Engaging in firearm destruction without this license will be an unlawful act . Licensed destroyers must use a covered method of firearm destruction for firearms received from government entities and publicly disclose their charges for such services. They are also mandated to submit annual reports to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) detailing the number and types of firearms destroyed, with these reports and aggregate data made publicly available. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to State, local, or Tribal governments to help cover the costs of paying licensed dealers to destroy firearms using a covered method. The Attorney General, through the ATF, is directed to issue a final rule within 180 days to implement the Act, including prescribing acceptable destruction methods and record-keeping requirements, with the amendments taking effect 180 days after enactment.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-8991
Firearm Destruction Licensure Act of 2024
Jun 12, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 12, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 17, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-2088
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-8991
    Firearm Destruction Licensure Act of 2024


  • June 12, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 12, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 17, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-2088
    Introduced in Senate
Gabe Amo

Gabe Amo

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (2)
Maxwell Frost (Democratic)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 119-2088: Firearm Destruction Licensure Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted