H.R. 3998 119th Congress House

Firearms Congressional Notification Modernization Act

Official title: To amend the Arms Export Control Act to increase the threshold triggering certain notification requirements with respect to licenses for the exportation of firearms.

Introduced: June 12, 2025 Introduced by: Keith Self Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Jun 12, 2025

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Jun 12, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 14

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

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)
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
for NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
for NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · Virginia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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

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Cosponsors 2

McCormick, Richard

Georgia · Sep 9, 2025

Zinke, Ryan K.

Montana · Jul 2, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3998: Firearms Congressional Notification Modernization Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3998/

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"H.R. 3998: Firearms Congressional Notification Modernization Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3998/.

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H.R. 3998, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3998/.

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