Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1773 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1773

    To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance
   penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2025

   Mr. Rutherford (for himself, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Estes, Ms.
   Tenney, Mr. Bost, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Rose, Mr.
  Finstad, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr.
   Guthrie, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr.
  Babin, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Collins, Mr.
Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Mann, Mr. Owens, Mrs.
 Hinson, Mr. Alford, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Womack, Mr. Feenstra,
    Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Harris of
Maryland, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Tony Gonzales of
Texas, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Moore of North
    Carolina, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Kustoff, and Mr. Smith of Nebraska)
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
                             the Judiciary

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Firearms Licensee Protection
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ENHANCE CERTAIN PENALTIES.

    Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:
    ``(i)(1)(A) A person who knowingly violates section 922(u), or
attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more
than 20 years, or both.
    ``(B) In the case of a violation described in subparagraph (A) that
occurs during the commission of--
            ``(i) a burglary, the term of imprisonment shall be not
        less than 3 years; or
            ``(ii) a robbery, the term of imprisonment shall be not
        less than 5 years.
    ``(2) In this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `burglary' means the unlawful entry into, or
        remaining in, the business premises of a licensed importer,
        licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer with the intent to
        commit a crime; and
            ``(B) the term `robbery' has the meaning given the term in
        section 1951(b).''; and
            (2) in subsection (m), by inserting ``, or attempts to do
        so,'' after ``or licensed collector''.
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