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FIRE Act

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit capacity-based restrictions on firearm magazines, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jul 17, 2025

Latest action (Jul 17, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Issues
Gun Policy

Summary
  • Prohibits federal government officers and employees from prescribing or enforcing regulations that impose limitations or prohibitions on firearm magazines based on capacity.
  • Voids any state or local laws that impose limitations, prohibitions, or penalties on firearm magazines based on magazine capacity.
  • Defines "firearm magazine" as a fixed or detachable device used to store and feed ammunition into a firearm and "capacity" as the number of rounds that can be stored in the magazine.
  • Becomes effective 30 or more days after the date of enactment.

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Sponsor (1)
10 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Jul 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  2. Jul 17, 2025 Introduced in House

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jul 17, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 17, 2025

Mr. Wied (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Fulcher) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit capacity-based restrictions on firearm magazines, and for other purposes.

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 “Freedom from Improper Regulation and Enforcement Act” or “FIRE Act”.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO CAPACITY-BASED RESTRICTIONS ON FIREARM MAGAZINES.

(a) Federal Restrictions.—Section 926 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(d) An officer or employee of the Federal Government may not prescribe or enforce any regulation that imposes any limitation or prohibition in relation to a firearm magazine based on the capacity of the magazine.”.

(b) State and Local Restrictions.—Section 927 of such title is amended—

(1) by inserting “(a)” before “No”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(b) A State or local law that imposes any limitation, prohibition, or penalty in relation to a firearm magazine based on the capacity of the magazine shall have no force or effect.”.

(c) Firearm Magazine Defined.—Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(39) The term ‘firearm magazine’ means a fixed or detachable device used to store and feed ammunition into a firearm. The term ‘capacity’ means, with respect to a firearm magazine, the number of rounds of ammunition that can be stored in the magazine.”.

(d) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to conduct engaged in 30 or more days after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

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