S 4671 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026

Introduced Jun 3, 2026 Originated Senate Sponsor Lindsey Graham R-SC

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 3, 2026 Read twice and referred to the 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 3, 2026
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026

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 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 3, 2026 to Sep 16, 2026; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-LABill CassidyOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-TNBill HagertyOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-MSCindy Hyde-SmithOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-WVJames C. JusticeOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-NDJohn HoevenOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-ALKatie Boyd BrittOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-NEPete RickettsOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-MTSteve DainesOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-NCTed BuddOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-NCThom TillisOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-ARTom CottonOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-NEDeb FischerJun 16, 2026
R-OKJames LankfordJun 16, 2026
R-UTJohn R. CurtisJun 16, 2026
R-KSRoger MarshallJun 16, 2026
R-MTTim SheehyJun 16, 2026
R-LAJohn KennedyJun 18, 2026
R-INJim BanksSep 14, 2026
R-SCDarline GrahamSep 16, 2026
R-TXTed CruzSep 16, 2026
R-INTodd YoungSep 16, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 3, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 3, 2026Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 3, 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 4

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1773Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025Related billMar 3, 2025
S 1907Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2023Cross-Congress related billJun 8, 2023
S 2449Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2021Cross-Congress related billJul 22, 2021
HR 2620Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2023Cross-Congress related billApr 13, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill 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 2026

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 3, 2026Introduced in Senate

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