Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2023
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Apr 13, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2023
This bill modifies criminal penalties for an offense involving the theft of a firearm from a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, or from their business premises.
Specifically, the bill does the following:
- increases from 10 to 20 years the maximum prison term, and
- creates a 3- or 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an offense that occurs during the commission of a burglary or robbery.
An attempt to commit an offense is subject to the same penalties as a substantive offense.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Cosponsors
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Babin, Brian
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Comer, James
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Green, Mark E.
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Bost, Mike
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Burlison, Eric
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Ellzey, Jake
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Ezell, Mike
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Griffith, H. Morgan
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Houchin, Erin
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Mills, Cory
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Stauber, Pete
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Van Duyne, Beth
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Zinke, Ryan K.
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Bice, Stephanie I.
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Biggs, Andy
Bishop, Dan
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Dunn, Neal P.
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Estes, Ron
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Flood, Mike
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Hill, J. French
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Joyce, David P.
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Kelly, Mike
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Langworthy, Nicholas A.
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Letlow, Julia
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Moore, Blake D.
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Ogles, Andrew
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Rose, John W.
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Thompson, Glenn
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Timmons, William R.
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Waltz, Michael
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Boebert, Lauren
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Cline, Ben
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Curtis, John R.
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Gosar, Paul A.
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Graves, Sam
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Guthrie, Brett
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Miller, Max L.
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Womack, Steve
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Bean, Aaron
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Feenstra, Randy
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Finstad, Brad
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Huizenga, Bill
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Meuser, Daniel
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Smith, Adrian
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Steube, W. Gregory
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Gooden, Lance
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Moore, Barry
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Rouzer, David
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Sessions, Pete
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Harris, Andy
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2620: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2620/
"H.R. 2620: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2620/.
H.R. 2620, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2620/.
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