FIRE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4546 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4546

   To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
    capacity-based restrictions on firearm magazines, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2025

 Mr. Wied (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Collins, and Mr. 
   Fulcher) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
    capacity-based restrictions on firearm magazines, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Freedom from Improper Regulation and 
Enforcement Act'' or ``FIRE Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO CAPACITY-BASED RESTRICTIONS ON FIREARM 
              MAGAZINES.

    (a) Federal Restrictions.--Section 926 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) An officer or employee of the Federal Government may not 
prescribe or enforce any regulation that imposes any limitation or 
prohibition in relation to a firearm magazine based on the capacity of 
the magazine.''.
    (b) State and Local Restrictions.--Section 927 of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``No''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) A State or local law that imposes any limitation, 
prohibition, or penalty in relation to a firearm magazine based on the 
capacity of the magazine shall have no force or effect.''.
    (c) Firearm Magazine Defined.--Section 921(a) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(39) The term `firearm magazine' means a fixed or detachable 
device used to store and feed ammunition into a firearm. The term 
`capacity' means, with respect to a firearm magazine, the number of 
rounds of ammunition that can be stored in the magazine.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to conduct engaged in 30 or more days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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