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Firearms Congressional Notification Modernization Act
To amend the Arms Export Control Act to increase the threshold triggering certain notification requirements with respect to licenses for the exportation of firearms.
Summary
This bill amends the Arms Export Control Act to raise the dollar threshold for Congressional notification requirements for certain firearm exports. For firearms controlled under category I of the U.S. Munitions List, the bill increases the threshold from $1 million to $4 million, meaning export licenses below $4 million would no longer require Congressional notification (compared to the current $1 million threshold). The bill applies only to firearms exports and does not change notification requirements for other types of defense articles or arms sales.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
2 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- Jun 12, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Jun 12, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 12, 2025
Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Arms Export Control Act to increase the threshold triggering certain notification requirements with respect to licenses for the exportation of firearms.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Firearms Congressional Notification Modernization Act”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO NOTICE REQUIREMENT.
Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting “(or, in the case of a defense article that is a firearm controlled under category I of the United States Munitions List, $4,000,000 or more)” after “$1,000,000 or more” each place it appears; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking “$1,000,000” and inserting “$4,000,000”. <all>
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