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To repeal the Hughes Amendment to the Firearm Owners' Protection Act.
Summary
This bill repeals the Hughes Amendment, which is part of the Firearm Owners' Protection Act. The Hughes Amendment, codified in section 922(o) of title 18, United States Code, currently prohibits civilian possession or transfer of machine guns manufactured after May 19, 1986. The bill would remove this prohibition by striking subsection (o), thereby repealing the federal ban on civilian machine gun possession and transfer.
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Sponsor (1)
9 cosponsors
- Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] (R-MO)
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX)
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA)
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN)
- Rep. Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14] (R-GA)
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
Actions (2)
- May 22, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- May 22, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 22, 2026
Mr. Patronis (for himself, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Wied, and Mr. Cloud) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To repeal the Hughes Amendment to the Firearm Owners’ Protection Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Firearm Freedom Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF BAN ON POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF MACHINEGUNS.
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (o). <all>
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