Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2023
Latest action · Apr 13, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 13, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 87
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 13, 2023 to Sep 23, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Apr 13, 2023 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Apr 27, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | May 10, 2023 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Jun 9, 2023 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Jun 9, 2023 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Jun 16, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | Jul 6, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jul 6, 2023 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jul 12, 2023 | |
| R-MN | Michelle Fischbach | Jul 12, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 27, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Sep 21, 2023 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Jan 16, 2024 | |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | Jan 16, 2024 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jan 25, 2024 | |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | Jan 25, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Feb 14, 2024 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Mar 6, 2024 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | Mar 6, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Apr 23, 2024 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Apr 23, 2024 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | May 15, 2024 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Cory Mills | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| R-MO | Eric Burlison | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | Sep 23, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 13, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 13, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 13, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 62, April 13, 2023, page H1728.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-13 | HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE AND FARM SERVICE AGENCY88 pages | Agriculture Committee | May 23, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1907 | Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Jun 8, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 13, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
