H.R. 4227
119th Congress
House
AMMO Act
Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent bulk sales of ammunition, promote recordkeeping and reporting about ammunition, end ammunition straw purchasi… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent bulk sales of ammunition, promote recordkeeping and reporting about ammunition, end ammunition straw purchasing, and require a background check before the transfer of ammunition by certain Federal firearms licensees to non-licensees.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 27, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Lobbying activity
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- BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
- BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- Education, Dept of
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Cosponsors
32
D
Ross, Deborah K.
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Sykes, Emilia Strong
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Chu, Judy
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Moulton, Seth
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Casar, Greg
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Crockett, Jasmine
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Foushee, Valerie P.
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Khanna, Ro
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McGarvey, Morgan
D
Balint, Becca
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Brownley, Julia
D
Casten, Sean
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
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Espaillat, Adriano
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Frost, Maxwell
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Goldman, Daniel S.
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Kelly, Robin L.
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Lynch, Stephen F.
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Magaziner, Seth
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Mullin, Kevin
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Quigley, Mike
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Ramirez, Delia C.
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
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Sewell, Terri A.
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
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Swalwell, Eric
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Thanedar, Shri
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Torres, Ritchie
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Vargas, Juan
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4227: AMMO Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4227/
"H.R. 4227: AMMO Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4227/.
H.R. 4227, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4227/.
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