H.R. 3770 119th Congress House

FIREARM Act

Official title: To provide firearm licensees an opportunity to correct statutory and regulatory violations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 5, 2025 Introduced by: Darrell Issa Republican · California See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liabilityFederal district courtsFirearms and explosivesJudicial review and appealsLicensing and registrations

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Became law

Sep 10, 2025

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.

Sep 10, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jun 5, 2025

Introduced in House

Jun 5, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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What's happening now September 10, 2025

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fighting Irrational Regulatory Enforcement to Avert Retailers’ Misfortune Act or the FIREARM Act

This bill prohibits the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from bringing an enforcement action to revoke or deny renewal of a federal firearms license on the basis of a self-reported violation that is correctable, so long as the violation did not involve the transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person.

The term self-reported violation means a violation of a statutory provision or implementing regulation by a federal firearms licensee (e.g., a gun dealer) that the licensee reports to the ATF before it is discovered during a compliance inspection.

The bill applies retroactively.

Hearings & markups 1

H.R. 4371, the Kayla Hamilton Act; H.R. 4323, the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2025; H.R. 3770, the FIREARM Act…
Markup Sep 10, 2025 · 10:00 AM EDT · Judiciary Committee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 27

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
for BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
for NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
for BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
for NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
27 filings
SENATE
27 filings
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
19 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
9 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
9 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
8 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
8 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
3 filings

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Cosponsors 41