H.R. 532 119th Congress House

Handgun Permit to Purchase Act

Official title: To authorize for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: Jamie Raskin Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement administration and fundingLicensing and registrations

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Jan 16, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Handgun Permit to Purchase Act

This bill authorizes a grant program for states, local governments, and Indian tribes to implement and evaluate handgun purchaser licensing requirements.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 19

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
for BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
for BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · Colorado · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
for BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
19 filings
SENATE
19 filings
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
14 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
12 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
2 filings
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Hayes, Jahana

Connecticut · Jan 16, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 532: Handgun Permit to Purchase Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-532/

MLA

"H.R. 532: Handgun Permit to Purchase Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-532/.

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H.R. 532, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-532/.

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