HR 1773 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025

Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Originated House Sponsor John H. Rutherford R-FL

Latest action · Mar 3, 2025 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.

IntroducedMar 3, 2025
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025

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 145

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2025 to Oct 26, 2026; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-FL	Aaron Bean	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-NE	Adrian Smith	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-MD	Andy Harris	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-IA	Ashley Hinson	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-AL	Barry Moore	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-UT	Blake D. Moore	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-MN	Brad Finstad	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-KY	Brett Guthrie	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-TX	Brian Babin	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-UT	Burgess Owens	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-NY	Claudia Tenney	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-LA	Clay Higgins	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-TX	Dan Crenshaw	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-TN	David Kustoff	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-NC	David Rouzer	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-GA	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-MO	Eric Burlison	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-CO	Gabe Evans	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-AR	J. French Hill	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-TX	Jake Ellzey	Original	Mar 3, 2025
D-ME	Jared F. Golden	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-TN	John W. Rose	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-TX	Lance Gooden	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-MO	Mark Alford	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-TN	Mark E. Green	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-IL	Mike Bost	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-GA	Mike Collins	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-MS	Mike Ezell	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-PA	Mike Kelly	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-AL	Mike Rogers	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-TX	Monica De La Cruz	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-NY	Nicholas A. Langworthy	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-NY	Nick LaLota	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-MN	Pete Stauber	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-IA	Randy Feenstra	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-KS	Ron Estes	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-AR	Steve Womack	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-NC	Tim Moore	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-TX	Tony Gonzales	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-KS	Tracey Mann	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-FL	Vern Buchanan	Original	Mar 3, 2025
R-OH	David J. Taylor		Mar 10, 2025
R-VA	Ben Cline		Mar 14, 2025
R-KY	James Comer		Mar 14, 2025
R-VA	Jennifer A. Kiggans		Mar 14, 2025
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart		Mar 14, 2025
R-IN	Rudy Yakym III		Mar 14, 2025
R-MS	Trent Kelly		Mar 14, 2025
R-FL	Byron Donalds		Mar 24, 2025
R-WI	Derrick Van Orden		Mar 24, 2025
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Mar 24, 2025
R-OH	Max L. Miller		Mar 31, 2025
R-TX	Morgan Luttrell		Mar 31, 2025
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei		Apr 17, 2025
D-NC	Donald G. Davis		May 13, 2025
R-WI	Tony Wied		May 13, 2025
R-WV	Carol D. Miller		Jun 5, 2025
R-PA	Daniel Meuser		Jun 5, 2025
R-PA	Glenn Thompson		Jun 5, 2025
R-SC	William R. Timmons IV		Jun 5, 2025
R-TX	Beth Van Duyne		Jun 9, 2025
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		Aug 29, 2025
R-TN	Tim Burchett		Aug 29, 2025
R-GA	Barry Loudermilk		Sep 15, 2025
R-TX	Pat Fallon		Sep 15, 2025
R-TX	Ronny Jackson		Sep 15, 2025
R-CA	Darrell Issa		Oct 17, 2025
D-NY	Laura Gillen		Oct 17, 2025
R-MN	Michelle Fischbach		Oct 17, 2025
R-TX	Nathaniel Moran		Oct 17, 2025
R-TX	Troy E. Nehls		Oct 17, 2025
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson		Nov 17, 2025
R-LA	Julia Letlow		Dec 5, 2025
R-TX	Craig A. Goldman		Dec 15, 2025
R-IN	Mark B. Messmer		Dec 15, 2025
R-GA	Brian Jack		Dec 23, 2025
R-MI	Tim Walberg		Feb 24, 2026
R-CO	Jeff Crank		May 21, 2026
R-MO	Ann Wagner		Jul 23, 2026
R-IN	Erin Houchin		Jul 23, 2026
R-FL	Kat Cammack		Jul 23, 2026
R-TX	August Pfluger		Aug 13, 2026
R-AL	Dale W. Strong		Aug 13, 2026
R-FL	Daniel Webster		Aug 13, 2026
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar		Aug 13, 2026
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar		Aug 13, 2026
R-SC	Ralph Norman		Aug 13, 2026
R-TX	Roger Williams		Aug 13, 2026
R-SC	Russell Fry		Aug 13, 2026
R-GA	Austin Scott		Aug 31, 2026
R-TX	Brandon Gill		Aug 31, 2026
R-NE	Mike Flood		Aug 31, 2026
R-FL	Randy Fine		Aug 31, 2026
R-NC	Richard Hudson		Aug 31, 2026
R-OH	Robert E. Latta		Aug 31, 2026
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		Aug 31, 2026
R-SC	Sheri Biggs		Aug 31, 2026
R-NC	Addison P. McDowell		Sep 2, 2026
R-MI	Jack Bergman		Sep 2, 2026
R-NC	Virginia Foxx		Sep 2, 2026
R-FL	W. Gregory Steube		Sep 2, 2026
R-NY	Andrew R. Garbarino		Sep 8, 2026
R-MI	Bill Huizenga		Sep 8, 2026
R-FL	Cory Mills		Sep 8, 2026
R-CA	David G. Valadao		Sep 8, 2026
R-MO	Jason Smith		Sep 8, 2026
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Sep 8, 2026
D-WA	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez		Sep 8, 2026
R-SC	Nancy Mace		Sep 8, 2026
R-NC	Pat Harrigan		Sep 8, 2026
R-WV	Riley M. Moore		Sep 8, 2026
R-PA	Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.		Sep 8, 2026
R-FL	Anna Paulina Luna		Sep 10, 2026
R-FL	Laurel M. Lee		Sep 10, 2026
R-IL	Mary E. Miller		Sep 10, 2026
R-TX	Michael Cloud		Sep 10, 2026
R-MS	Michael Guest		Sep 10, 2026
R-ID	Russ Fulcher		Sep 10, 2026
R-PA	Scott Perry		Sep 10, 2026
R-OH	Troy Balderson		Sep 10, 2026
R-UT	Celeste Maloy		Sep 14, 2026
R-NC	Gregory F. Murphy		Sep 14, 2026
R-PA	Guy Reschenthaler		Sep 14, 2026
R-ND	Julie Fedorchak		Sep 14, 2026
R-OK	Kevin Hern		Sep 14, 2026
R-TN	Matt Van Epps		Sep 14, 2026
R-OH	Michael A. Rulli		Sep 14, 2026
R-OH	Mike Carey		Sep 14, 2026
R-FL	Mike Haridopolos		Sep 14, 2026
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.		Sep 14, 2026
R-MT	Ryan K. Zinke		Sep 14, 2026
R-FL	Scott Franklin		Sep 14, 2026
R-TX	Wesley Hunt		Sep 14, 2026
R-VA	H. Morgan Griffith		Sep 15, 2026
R-UT	Mike Kennedy		Sep 15, 2026
R-MO	Sam Graves		Sep 15, 2026
R-WI	Thomas P. Tiffany		Sep 15, 2026
R-MT	Troy Downing		Sep 15, 2026
R-AZ	Andy Biggs		Sep 16, 2026
R-FL	Carlos A. Gimenez		Sep 24, 2026
R-TX	John R. Carter		Sep 24, 2026
R-IN	Marlin A. Stutzman		Sep 24, 2026
D-NJ	Josh Gottheimer		Oct 26, 2026

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 Mar 3, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 3, 2025Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2025Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 40, March 3, 2025, page H945.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 4671	Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026	Related bill	Jun 3, 2026

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 2025

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Mar 3, 2025Introduced in House

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