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Final ruleTakes effect Nov. 20, 2026

International Traffic in Arms Regulations: USML Category I Firearm Suppressors

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 23, 2026. Document 2026-14943. Updated Nov. 8, 2026.

What it does

In support of the President's Executive Order of April 9, 2025, on Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability, the Department of State (the Department) issues this interim final rule removing firearm silencers, mufflers, and sound suppressors for non-automatic and semi-automatic firearms from the U.S. Munitions List (USML).

The State Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

22 CFR 121

Compared with

The State Department has published 23 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 9 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1400-AG11 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Effective date: November 20, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-14943
ActionInterim final rule; request for comments.
AgenciesState Department
PublishedJuly 23, 2026
Effective dateNov. 20, 2026
Comments closeAug. 24, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1400-AG11
DocketDOS-2026-0760

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register