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Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee.
Summary
This bill increases federal penalties for stealing firearms from licensed firearms dealers and manufacturers. The base penalty for violating federal law by taking a firearm from a dealer would be up to 20 years in prison and fines. If the theft occurs during a burglary, the minimum prison sentence is 3 years; if it occurs during a robbery, the minimum is 5 years.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC)
24 cosponsors
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
Actions (2)
- Jun 3, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jun 3, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 3, 2026
Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Britt, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Daines, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Justice, Mr. Risch, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee.
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 “Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ENHANCE CERTAIN PENALTIES.
Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:
“(i)(1)(A) A person who knowingly violates section 922(u), or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both.
“(B) In the case of a violation described in subparagraph (A) that occurs during the commission of—
“(i) a burglary, the term of imprisonment shall be not less than 3 years; or
“(ii) a robbery, the term of imprisonment shall be not less than 5 years.
“(2) In this subsection—
“(A) the term ‘burglary’ means the unlawful entry into, or remaining in, the business premises of a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer with the intent to commit a crime; and
“(B) the term ‘robbery’ has the meaning given the term in section 1951(b).”; and
(2) in subsection (m), by inserting “, or attempts to do so,” after “or licensed collector”. <all>
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