# 119-hr-3945: Firearm Destruction Licensure Act of 2025 119-hr-3945, Firearm Destruction Licensure Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3945 - As of: 2026-04-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-3945 - Congress: 119 - Title: Firearm Destruction Licensure Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-06-12 - Sponsor: Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI) - Cosponsors: 2 - Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-04-21 ## Summary **Creates a federal licensing system for entities that destroy firearms.** This bill would set standards for how guns must be rendered unusable, require public reporting of destruction activity and fees, and fund destruction through a new federal grant program. - Licensed dealers and newly defined "firearm destroyers" would have to obtain a license to destroy firearms and must use a "covered method of firearm destruction" that makes guns and parts irreparable. They would face annual reporting duties and must publicly disclose any fees charged to government entities. - State, local, and Tribal governments would be eligible for grants to pay licensed dealers to destroy firearms. The Attorney General would award grants through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the program authorizes "such sums as may be necessary." - Dealers with existing licenses would need to certify compliance and meet new rules within 180 days after enactment. The Attorney General must issue final rules within 180 days and may revoke licenses for willful noncompliance. ## Cosponsors (2) - Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Grants to help governments destroy guns: benefit, medium. This bill would create grants for States, local governments, and Tribal governments to pay licensed dealers to destroy guns using a covered method. ATF would run the program. Grants would start no later than one year after the effective date. Congress would need to fund it, and the bill authorizes… - License required for businesses destroying guns: cost, medium. This bill would require a federal license to be in the business of destroying firearms. Only licensed dealers could do this work, starting 180 days after enactment. The Attorney General, through ATF, would set acceptable destruction methods and required records within 180 days. Dealers licensed bef… - New reports and public fees for gun destruction businesses: mixed, low. If you are a licensed dealer who destroys guns, you would face new transparency rules. If a government sends you guns to destroy, you would have to use a covered method unless you both agree otherwise. You would have to publicly post what you charge governments to destroy firearms. You would also f… ## Related bills - 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act - 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act - 119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-3945 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3945) ## Related - [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877) - [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977) - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658) - [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971) - [119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5356) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3945 (as of 2026-04-21).