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Rulemaking

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May 2026

Implementing PATRIOT Act Improvements: Contraband Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco (RIN 1140-AA31)
05/08/2026
Firearm Activities in Foreign Trade Zones, Customs-Bonded Warehouses (RIN 1140-AA93)
05/08/2026
Comment Period: 05/08/2026 to 08/06/2026
Importing Dual-Use Frames, Receivers, or Barrels
05/08/2026
Comment Period: 05/08/2026 to 08/06/2026
Converting Temporary to Permanent Imports for Defense Articles (RIN 1140-AA68)
05/08/2026
Comment Period: 05/08/2026 to 08/06/2026
Removing Youth Handgun Safety Act Notice (RIN 1140-AA87)
05/08/2026
Comment Period: 05/08/2026 to 08/06/2026
Update to Proscribed Countries for Import Restrictions (RIN 1140-AA91)
05/06/2026
Comment Period: 05/06/2026 to 07/06/2026
Removing Triplicate Filing Requirement for Importing Plastic Explosives (RIN 1140-AA74)
05/06/2026
Importing Training Rounds (RIN 1140-AA97)
05/06/2026
Comment Period: 05/06/2026 to 08/04/2026

January 2026

Revising Definition of “Unlawful User of or Addicted to Controlled Substance” (RIN 1140-AB03)
01/26/2026
Comment Period: 01/22/2026 to 06/30/2026

June 2024

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Conforming Regulations
06/27/2024

April 2024

Definition of ‘‘Engaged in the Business’’ as a Dealer in Firearms
04/19/2024
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Conforming Regulations
04/19/2024
Comment Period: 04/19/2024 to 05/20/2024

September 2023

Definition of ‘‘Engaged in the Business’’ as a Dealer in Firearms
09/08/2023
Comment Period: 09/09/2023 to 12/07/2023

August 2023

Annual Reporting of Explosive Materials Storage Facilities to the Local Fire Authority
08/23/2023
Comment Period: 08/23/2023 to 11/21/2023

January 2023

Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached ‘‘Stabilizing Braces’’
01/31/2023

August 2022

Definition of “Frame or Receiver” and Identification of Firearms; Corrections
08/22/2022

April 2022

Definition of ‘‘Frame or Receiver’’ and Identification of Firearms
04/26/2022

January 2022

Secure Gun Storage and Definition of ‘‘Antique Firearm’’
01/04/2022

June 2021

Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached "Stabilizing Braces"
06/10/2021
Comment Period: 06/10/2021 to 09/08/2021

May 2021

Definition of "Frame or Receiver" and Identification of Firearms
05/21/2021
Comment Period: 05/21/2021 to 08/19/2021

November 2019

April 2019

Last Updated: January 26, 2026

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