ATF Accountability Act of 2025

This bill, called the ATF Accountability Act of 2025, sets clear timelines and appeal rights for licensed gun businesses when they ask the government for rulings about products or rules. The Attorney General must give a written answer within 90 days to a licensee’s written question about ATF-regulated matters. If the business disagrees, it has 30 days to appeal to a local ATF industry director, who must decide within 30 days. The business can also ask for a hearing before an independent judge, with a hearing set within 90 days and a written decision within 90 days after the hearing ends. During appeals, the ATF ruling is put on hold, and final agency decisions can be reviewed in court. These rules apply to past and future determinations, not just new ones .

Key points:

• Who is affected: Licensed gun manufacturers, importers, and dealers.
• What changes: 90-day deadline for written answers; 30-day window to appeal; option for a judge-led hearing; rulings are paused during appeals; final decisions can go to court .
• When: Applies to determinations made before, on, or after the bill becomes law.