H.R. 3998

Summary

H.R. 3998, the Firearms Congressional Notification Modernization Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 12, 2025 by Rep. Keith Self (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Jun 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 3998 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 3998 IH: Firearms Congressional Notification Modernization Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-12
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3998  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Firearms Congressional Notification Modernization Act  .
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 .

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To amend the Arms Export Control Act to increase the threshold triggering certain notification requirements with respect to licenses for the exportation of firearms.

Sponsors

Rep. Keith Self (R) sponsors H.R. 3998, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Keith Self

Rep. · R–TX-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 12, 2025

Ryan Zinke

Rep. · R–MT-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 2, 2025

Richard McCormick

Rep. · R–GA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 9, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 3998 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

Referred To · Jun 12, 2025 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3998 has taken 2 actions since Jun 12, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3998 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3998 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Firearms Congressional Notification Modernization Act — Display Title
• Firearms Congressional Notification Modernization Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Arms Export Control Act to increase the threshold triggering certain notification requirements with respect to licenses for the exportation of firearms. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3998 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Natural Resources, Veterans.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3998 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3998’s is International Affairs.

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