S.3508

ARMAS Act of 2025 Americas Regional Monitoring of Arms Sales Act of 2025

Americas Regional Monitoring of Arms Sales Act of 2025

Introduced·12/16/25

The ARMAS Act of 2025 aims to combat illegal firearms trafficking from the U.S. to Central America and the Caribbean.

The ARMAS Act of 2025, or Americas Regional Monitoring of Arms Sales Act of 2025, seeks to address the issue of firearms trafficking from the United States to Central American and Caribbean countries. The bill mandates the transfer of regulatory control over certain munitions exports from the Department of Commerce to the Department of State. It requires the Secretary of State to establish a program to monitor and register firearms exported to designated countries, ensuring they are not retransferred without U.S. consent.

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History

Dec 16, 2025

Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.