Bill · S. 2813· Senate(119-S-2813)
FIRE Act
- Introduced
- 9/16/2025
- Last activity
- 9/16/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- James Risch
- Cosponsors
- - 13 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Freedom from Improper Regulation and Enforcement Act, or the FIRE Act. It stops federal officers or employees from making or enforcing any rules that limit or ban firearm magazines based on how many rounds they hold. It also cancels out any State or local laws that put limits, bans, or penalties on firearm magazines based on their capacity. The bill adds clear definitions for what a firearm magazine is and what capacity means. Finally, these changes start applying to actions taken 30 days after the bill becomes law.
Yes
Would gun owners be better off under this?+8
The bill explicitly benefits gun owners by protecting the use and ownership of firearm magazines without capacity restrictions.
Does this protect the right to own guns?+8
The bill protects gun owners by prohibiting federal, state, and local capacity-based restrictions on firearm magazines.
The opposite
Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns?-8
The bill invalidates state and local capacity-based restrictions on firearm magazines, rolling back existing gun control measures.
Does this give the federal government more power?-5
The legislation preempts and nullifies state and local laws regarding firearm magazine capacities, limiting state authority.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection Against Federal Rules: Under section 2(a), federal officers and employees are banned from making or enforcing regulations that limit or prohibit firearm magazines based on their capacity. This prevents the federal government from restricting the size of firearm magazines.
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Nullification of State and Local Limits: Under section 2(b), any State or local law that puts a limit, ban, or penalty on a firearm magazine based on its capacity will have no force or effect. This removes existing state and local restrictions on magazine sizes.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Removal of Local and State Safety Measures: Based on the text of section 2(b), any State or local laws that penalize or limit firearm magazines based on capacity are rendered void. If people or communities relied on those local rules for safety regulations, those rules would no longer have any legal effect.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Gun Owners+8
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power-5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Second Amendment Protections+8Improves Gun Control Measures-8
- 7/28/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/25/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/18/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 9/16/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 8 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Ted BuddRepublican · North Carolina
Mike CrapoRepublican · Idaho
John CornynRepublican · Texas
Tom CottonRepublican · Arkansas
Lindsey GrahamRepublican · South Carolina
- Darline Graham
Republican · South Carolina
Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublican · Mississippi
James JusticeRepublican · West Virginia
John KennedyRepublican · Louisiana
Cynthia LummisRepublican · Wyoming
Mike LeeRepublican · Utah
Markwayne MullinRepublican · Oklahoma
Thomas TillisRepublican · North Carolina