State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act
Latest action · Jun 24, 2026 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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2026 to Sep 2, 2026; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jun 29, 2026 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Sep 2, 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 Jun 24, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2026Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2026Referred 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. 172, no. 106, June 24, 2026, page H4246.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 867 | State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Mar 16, 2023 |
| HR 1595 | State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Mar 14, 2023 |
| S 4926 | State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act | Related bill | Jun 24, 2026 |
| HR 8760 | State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2026Introduced 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.
