H.R. 3770 · In committee · Crime and Law Enforcement

FIREARM Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-CA)

What it does

• Prohibit the ATF from revoking or denying renewal of a federal firearms license based on self-reported, correctable violations that do not involve transferring firearms to prohibited persons.
• Define a self-reported violation as one that a firearms licensee voluntarily reports to the ATF before discovery during a compliance inspection.
• Apply the prohibition retroactively to past enforcement actions.

Official summary

Fighting Irrational Regulatory Enforcement to Avert Retailers’ Misfortune Act or the FIREARM Act This bill prohibits the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from bringing an enforcement action to revoke or deny renewal of a federal firearms license on the basis of a self-reported violation that is correctable, so long as the violation did not involve the transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person. The term self-reported violation means a violation of a statutory provision or implementing regulation by a federal firearms licensee (e.g., a gun dealer) that the licensee reports to the ATF before it is discovered during a compliance inspection. The bill applies retroactively.

Latest action

Sep 10, 2025: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.

Committee: House Judiciary