AMMO Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4227 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4227 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent bulk sales of ammunition, promote recordkeeping and reporting about ammunition, end ammunition straw purchasing, and require a background check before the transfer of ammunition by certain Federal firearms licensees to non- licensees. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2025 Mr. Garcia of California (for himself, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Balint, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Casten, and Mr. Deluzio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent bulk sales of ammunition, promote recordkeeping and reporting about ammunition, end ammunition straw purchasing, and require a background check before the transfer of ammunition by certain Federal firearms licensees to non- licensees. 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 ``Ammunition Modernization and Monitoring Oversight Act'' or the ``AMMO Act''. SEC. 2. FEDERAL LICENSE REQUIRED TO DEAL IN AMMUNITION. (a) In General.--Section 922(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``or licensed manufacturer'' and inserting ``licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer''; and (2) by striking ``or manufacturing'' and inserting ``manufacturing, or dealing in''. (b) Co