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Federal Firearm Licensee Act

Introduced: March 22, 2023 Introduced by: Kelly, Robin L. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 9, 2023
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Federal Firearm Licensee Act

This bill makes various changes to the federal statutory framework governing the sale or disposition of firearms by federally licensed dealers, importers, and manufacturers (i.e., federal firearms licensees, or FFLs).

Specifically, the bill establishes new requirements, including for FFLs to secure their business premises and conduct physical checks of their business inventories. It also expands the recordkeeping and reporting requirements with which FFLs must comply; broadens the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to administer federal firearms laws and investigate violations; and increases penalties on FFLs for violations.

What's happening now March 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Cosponsors 107
All 107 Democratic 90
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Dec 3, 2024
 D
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
California · Dec 3, 2024
Kuster, Ann
· Oct 18, 2024
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 18, 2024
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Aug 6, 2024
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 22, 2024
 D
Kennedy, Timothy M.
New York · Jul 22, 2024
Caraveo, Yadira
· Jul 8, 2024
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jul 8, 2024
Napolitano, Grace
· Jul 8, 2024
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jul 8, 2024
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 27, 2024
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 25, 2024
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jun 25, 2024
Phillips, Dean
· Jun 25, 2024
 D
Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Jun 14, 2024
Porter, Katie
· Jun 14, 2024
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jun 13, 2024
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 13, 2024
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jun 13, 2024
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jun 13, 2024
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 9, 2024
 D
Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · Apr 9, 2024
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 11, 2024
Ruppersberger, C.
· Mar 11, 2024
 D
Amo, Gabe
Rhode Island · Jan 25, 2024
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 25, 2024
 D
Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Jan 25, 2024
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Dec 6, 2023
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Dec 6, 2023
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Dec 6, 2023
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Nov 2, 2023
 D
Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Nov 2, 2023
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Oct 26, 2023
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 26, 2023
Sarbanes, John
· Oct 26, 2023
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 26, 2023
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 26, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Sep 28, 2023
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 28, 2023
Trone, David
· Sep 28, 2023
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2023
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Aug 25, 2023
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Menendez, Robert
New Jersey · Aug 25, 2023
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 19, 2023
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Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Jul 13, 2023
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 30, 2023
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 30, 2023
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Jun 30, 2023
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jun 30, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1478: Federal Firearm Licensee Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1478/
MLA
"H.R. 1478: Federal Firearm Licensee Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1478/.
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H.R. 1478, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1478/.
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[H.R. 1478: Federal Firearm Licensee Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1478/)
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