# 119-s-89: Sporting Firearms Access Act of 2025

119-s-89, Sporting Firearms Access Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-89
- Congress: 119
- Title: Sporting Firearms Access Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Creates a clear, time-bound test for importing firearms and ammunition for sporting purposes.** This bill would define sporting uses like hunting, recreational target shooting, and organized competitions, require the Attorney General to decide import requests within 90 days, and restrict denials to narrow grounds tied to whether an item is substantially similar to firearms already in U.S. circulation while adding transparency and appeal rights. - Importers and manufacturers would get faster, more predictable decisions, including a 90-day deadline after which importation can be treated as allowed if no determination is made. - Hunters, sport shooters, and competition organizers would likely see easier access to foreign-made firearms and ammunition that match items already common in the U.S. - Aggrieved parties gain more legal protections: written public denial reasons, hearings on request, and de novo judicial review in district court within 60 days, with courts able to order remedies and award attorney fees. *No new funding or tax changes are authorized, so the bill does not directly increase federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (14)

- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier firearm and ammo imports for businesses: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would speed and limit denials for importing firearms and ammunition for sporting use. The Attorney General would have 90 days to decide after you ask. If no decision is made, the import is treated as allowed on day 90. If the AG denies an import, the AG must give a written reas…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-s-89 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/89)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-89 (as of 2026-08-11).