- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 31
- Latest action
- Dec 16, 2025
What it does
The ARMAS Act of 2025 would transfer regulatory control over certain munitions exports from the Department of Commerce to the Department of State within one year of enactment, aiming to strengthen oversight of firearms exports linked to violence in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. It requires the Secretary of State to submit a report within 180 days on efforts to disrupt illegal firearm trafficking to designated covered countries, including tracking end-users, verifying end-use, and building partner country capacity. The bill also prohibits the Department of Commerce from promoting exports of covered munitions and mandates coordination between federal agencies to improve data…
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Where it stands
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Joaquin Castro
- Adelita Grijalva
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Dan Goldman
- Darren Soto
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Delia Ramirez
- Dina Titus
- Eleanor Norton
- Frederica Wilson
- Gregorio Casar
- Henry Johnson
- Ilhan Omar
- Jake Auchincloss
- James McGovern
- Jonathan Jackson
- Juan Vargas
- Lateefah Simon
- Madeleine Dean
- Maxine Waters
- Maxwell Frost
- Norma Torres
- Nydia Velázquez
- Pramila Jayapal
- Rashida Tlaib
- Robert Menendez
- Robin Kelly
- Rosa DeLauro
- Salud Carbajal
- Seth Magaziner
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.