Which gun bills are in Congress right now?

This page lists current-Congress measures whose titles mention firearms, ammunition, or the Second Amendment, with the latest action from Congress.gov. It updates as the official record updates.

Why is a bill I care about missing?

The filter matches the short title, not the full text. A measure that changes firearms law without using those words in the title will not appear. Look it up by number on the bill status tool.

Does this include state gun bills?

No. Only federal bills and resolutions from Congress.gov. State legislatures publish their own journals.

Is this legal advice?

No. It is a pointer to the official congressional record. It does not interpret a bill, predict a vote, or describe the law in your state.

Does Alto give legal advice about gun laws?

No. Gun law varies sharply by state and changes often, and a headline about a court ruling is not a statement of what is legal where you live. Alto links to original reporting and, where possible, to the underlying bill, rule, or opinion. For anything that affects how you carry, buy, or transport a firearm, confirm the current rule with your state's statutes or an attorney.

Why does the desk cover courts, agencies, and legislatures separately?

Because gun policy moves in all three at once, and they can move in opposite directions. A state can pass a restriction the same month a federal court enjoins a similar one and the ATF revises a rule affecting both. Following only one arena gives a badly incomplete picture, so the desk tracks bills, agency rulemaking, and litigation in parallel.

Which outlets does Alto pull 2A news from?

Firearms-industry trade press, gun-rights advocacy organizations, and the mainstream outlets that cover the same rulings from the opposite direction. Carrying both is deliberate: the disagreement is part of the story. The 2A sources page lists every outlet Alto monitors along with its publishing cadence.

What does Bruen have to do with today's headlines?

The Supreme Court's 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen changed the test courts use to judge gun restrictions, which is why so much of the current news is litigation. Many of the rulings on this desk are lower courts applying that standard to existing laws for the first time.

Civics

2A Bill Tracker

Current-Congress bills whose titles mention firearms, ammunition, or the Second Amendment, drawn from Congress.gov.

1 matching bills

H.R. 2442119th CongressMar 27, 2025
Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Congress.gov

Source: Congress.gov. Matching is by title keywords, so a bill that never says “firearm” in the short title will not appear, and a bill that uses the word in passing might.

This page lists bills in the current Congress whose official titles mention firearms, ammunition, or the Second Amendment. Each row is the Congress.gov title, the latest recorded action, and a link to the official record.

It is a keyword filter, not a legal encyclopedia. A bill that never uses those words in the short title will not appear, and a bill that uses them in passing might. Read the text before deciding what a measure actually does.

How bills get on this list

Alto pulls recently updated bills from Congress.gov and keeps those whose titles match a tight set of firearms terms — firearm, ammunition, Second Amendment, concealed carry, and a handful of related phrases. The filter is on the title, not the full text, so it stays fast and reviewable.

Title is not the statute

Short titles are written to persuade. A bill called a safety act and a bill called a rights act can move the same section of the U.S. Code in opposite directions. The official text and the latest action on Congress.gov are the record; the title is only how the bill asked to be found.

This is not a scorecard

Alto does not rate members, assign a letter grade, or say whether a bill is “pro-2A.” Those judgments belong to you and to the groups that publish scorecards. This page exists so you can see what is actually pending.

Latest Second Amendment News

2A Bill Tracker — Frequently Asked Questions

Which gun bills are in Congress right now?: This page lists current-Congress measures whose titles mention firearms, ammunition, or the Second Amendment, with the latest action from Congress.gov. It updates as the official record updates.
Why is a bill I care about missing?: The filter matches the short title, not the full text. A measure that changes firearms law without using those words in the title will not appear. Look it up by number on the bill status tool.
Does this include state gun bills?: No. Only federal bills and resolutions from Congress.gov. State legislatures publish their own journals.
Is this legal advice?: No. It is a pointer to the official congressional record. It does not interpret a bill, predict a vote, or describe the law in your state.

Explore More

Bill Status Lookup Guns & 2A Desk Members of Congress

About Alto Guns & 2A

Alto Guns & 2A tracks firearms-industry news, gun-rights advocacy, new state and federal legislation, ATF actions, and Second Amendment court battles from specialist publishers and policy outlets. It's a dedicated feed for gun owners, sport shooters, hunters, and anyone following the fight over the right to keep and bear arms.

Gun policy moves through three arenas at once — legislatures, agencies, and courts — and Alto Guns & 2A follows all of them. That means new bills in Congress and the statehouses, ATF rulemaking and enforcement, the wave of Second Amendment litigation reshaping the legal landscape since the Supreme Court's Bruen decision, and the concealed-carry and permitless-carry changes rolling out state by state. The desk also covers the firearms industry itself: manufacturers, retailers, ammunition, and the market.

Headlines are aggregated from firearms-focused outlets, gun-rights organizations, and mainstream press, each linking to the original report. Many stories include Alto's AI analysis to explain what a ruling or regulation actually means for gun owners. Use the topic filters for gun rights, new laws, ATF regulation, concealed carry, and the industry.

For the legislative and political context behind these fights, cross-link to Alto Politics; for the constitutional and cultural stakes, see the Second Amendment topic hub. Alto points you to original reporting and official sources — it isn't legal advice, and gun laws vary sharply by state, so always confirm the rules where you live. Headlines refresh throughout the day.

Latest Guns & 2A Headlines

Guns & 2A News — Frequently Asked Questions

Does Alto give legal advice about gun laws?: No. Gun law varies sharply by state and changes often, and a headline about a court ruling is not a statement of what is legal where you live. Alto links to original reporting and, where possible, to the underlying bill, rule, or opinion. For anything that affects how you carry, buy, or transport a firearm, confirm the current rule with your state's statutes or an attorney.
Why does the desk cover courts, agencies, and legislatures separately?: Because gun policy moves in all three at once, and they can move in opposite directions. A state can pass a restriction the same month a federal court enjoins a similar one and the ATF revises a rule affecting both. Following only one arena gives a badly incomplete picture, so the desk tracks bills, agency rulemaking, and litigation in parallel.
Which outlets does Alto pull 2A news from?: Firearms-industry trade press, gun-rights advocacy organizations, and the mainstream outlets that cover the same rulings from the opposite direction. Carrying both is deliberate: the disagreement is part of the story. The 2A sources page lists every outlet Alto monitors along with its publishing cadence.
What does Bruen have to do with today's headlines?: The Supreme Court's 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen changed the test courts use to judge gun restrictions, which is why so much of the current news is litigation. Many of the rulings on this desk are lower courts applying that standard to existing laws for the first time.

Related Resources

Best Guns & 2A Sources