Sporting Firearms Access Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 15
- Latest action
- Jan 14, 2025
What it does
The Sporting Firearms Access Act of 2025 would reform federal restrictions on importing firearms and ammunition by requiring the Attorney General to authorize importation for sporting purposes—defined as hunting, recreational target shooting, organized competitions, or civilian rifle matches—within 90 days of a request, with failure to act resulting in automatic approval. It prohibits denying importation for firearms or ammunition deemed "substantially similar" to those already in U.S. circulation, mandates written denials with public posting on the ATF website, and provides applicants with rights to a hearing and judicial review, including potential attorney fees if the denial is…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.