I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4081 
To provide for the licensing of firearm and ammunition possession and the 
registration of firearms, and to prohibit the possession of certain ammunition. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2019 
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for the licensing of firearm and ammunition pos-
session and the registration of firearms, and to prohibit 
the possession of certain ammunition. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sabika Sheikh Firearm 
Licensing and Registration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LICENSING OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION POSSES-
SION; REGISTRATION OF FIREARMS. 
(a) FIREARM LICENSING AND REGISTRATION SYS-
TEM.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 932. Licensing of firearm and ammunition posses-
sion; registration of firearms 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, through 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 
shall establish a system for licensing the possession of fire-
arms or ammunition in the United States, and for the reg-
istration with the Bureau of each firearm present in the 
United States. 
‘‘(b) FIREARM REGISTRATION SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED
INFORMATION.—Under the 
firearm registration system, the owner of a firearm 
shall transmit to the Bureau— 
‘‘(A) the make, model, and serial number 
of the firearm, the identity of the owner of the 
firearm, the date the firearm was acquired by 
the owner, and where the firearm is or will be 
stored; and 
‘‘(B) a notice specifying the identity of any 
person to whom, and any period of time during 
which, the firearm will be loaned to the person. 
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‘‘(2) DEADLINE
FOR
SUPPLYING
INFORMA-
TION.—The transmission required by paragraph (1) 
shall be made— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a firearm acquired be-
fore the effective date of this section, within 3 
months after the effective date of this section; 
or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a firearm acquired on 
or after the effective date, on the date the 
owner acquires the firearm. 
‘‘(3) DATABASE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
shall establish and maintain a database of all 
firearms registered pursuant to this subsection. 
‘‘(B) ACCESS.—The Attorney General shall 
make the contents of the database accessible to 
all members of the public, all Federal, State, 
and local law enforcement authorities, all 
branches of the United States Armed Forces, 
and all State and local governments, as defined 
by the Bureau. 
‘‘(c) LICENSING SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) GENERAL LICENSE.—Except as oth-
erwise provided in this subsection, the Attorney 
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General shall issue to an individual a license to 
possess a firearm and ammunition if the indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(i) has attained 21 years of age; 
‘‘(ii) after applying for the license— 
‘‘(I) undergoes a criminal back-
ground check conducted by the na-
tional instant criminal background 
check system established under sec-
tion 103 of the Brady Handgun Vio-
lence Prevention Act, and the check 
does not indicate that possession of a 
firearm by the individual would violate 
subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 or 
State law; 
‘‘(II) undergoes a psychological 
evaluation conducted in accordance 
with paragraph (2), and the evalua-
tion does not indicate that the indi-
vidual is psychologically unsuited to 
possess a firearm; and 
‘‘(III) successfully completes a 
training course, certified by the Attor-
ney General, in the use, safety, and 
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storage of firearms, that includes at 
least 24 hours of training; and 
‘‘(iii) demonstrates that, on issuance 
of the license, the individual will have in 
effect an insurance policy issued under 
subsection (d). 
‘‘(B) ANTIQUE
FIREARM
DISPLAY
LI-
CENSE.—The Attorney General shall issue to 
an individual a license to display an antique 
firearm in a residence of the individual if the 
individual— 
‘‘(i) is the holder of a license issued 
under subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) supplies proof that the individual 
owns an antique firearm; 
‘‘(iii) describes the manner in which 
the firearm will be displayed in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Attorney 
General, and certifies that the firearm will 
be so displayed; and 
‘‘(iv) demonstrates that the individual 
has provided for storage of the firearm in 
a safe or facility approved by the Attorney 
General for the storage of firearms. 
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‘‘(C) 
MILITARY-STYLE
WEAPONS
LI-
CENSE.—The Attorney General shall issue to 
an individual a license to own and possess a 
military-style weapon if the individual— 
‘‘(i) is the holder of a license issued 
under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) after applying for a license under 
this subparagraph, successfully completes a 
training course, certified by the Attorney 
General, in the use, safety, and storage of 
the weapon, that includes at least 24 hours 
of training and live fire training. 
‘‘(2) PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION.—A psycho-
logical evaluation is conducted in accordance with 
this paragraph if— 
‘‘(A) the evaluation is conducted in compli-
ance with such standards as shall be established 
by the Attorney General; 
‘‘(B) the evaluation is conducted by a li-
censed psychologist approved by the Attorney 
General; 
‘‘(C) as deemed necessary by the licensed 
psychologist involved, the evaluation included a 
psychological evaluation of other members of 
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the household in which the individual resides; 
and 
‘‘(D) as part of the psychological evalua-
tion, the licensed psychologist interviewed any 
spouse of the individual, any former spouse of 
the individual, and at least 2 other persons who 
are a member of the family of, or an associate 
of, the individual to further determine the state 
of the mental, emotional, and relational stability 
of the individual in relation to firearms. 
‘‘(3) DENIAL OF LICENSE.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRED.—The Attorney General 
shall deny such a license to an individual if— 
‘‘(i) the individual is prohibited by 
Federal law from possessing a firearm; or 
‘‘(ii) the individual has been hospital-
ized— 
‘‘(I) with a mental illness, dis-
turbance, or diagnosis (including de-
pression, homicidal ideation, suicidal 
ideation, attempted suicide, or addic-
tion to a controlled substance (within 
the meaning of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act) or alcohol), or a brain 
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disease (including dementia or Alz-
heimer’s); or 
‘‘(II) on account of conduct that 
endangers self or others. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may deny such a license to an individual 
if— 
‘‘(i) the psychological evaluation re-
ferred to in paragraph (2) indicates that 
the individual— 
‘‘(I) has a chronic mental illness 
or disturbance, or a brain disease, re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I); 
‘‘(II) is addicted to a controlled 
substance (within the meaning of the 
Controlled Substances Act) or alcohol; 
or 
‘‘(III) has attempted to commit 
suicide; or 
‘‘(ii) prior psychological treatment or 
evaluation of the individual indicated that 
the individual engaged in conduct that 
posed a danger to self or others. 
‘‘(4) SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A license issued under 
this subsection to an individual who is under in-
dictment for a crime punishable by imprison-
ment for a term exceeding 1 year is hereby sus-
pended. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZED FOR LACK OF FIREARM 
INSURANCE.—The Attorney General may sus-
pend a license issued under this subsection to 
an individual who has violated section 922(dd) 
in the most recent 12-month period. 
‘‘(5) REVOCATION
OF
LICENSE.—A license 
issued under this subsection to an individual who is 
or becomes prohibited by Federal or State law from 
possessing a firearm is hereby revoked. Such an in-
dividual shall immediately return the license, and 
surrender all firearms and ammunition owned or 
possessed by the individual, to the Attorney General. 
‘‘(6) EXPIRATION
OF
LICENSE.—A license 
issued to an individual under this subsection shall 
expire— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a license that has been 
in effect for less than 5 years, 1 year after 
issuance or renewal, as the case may be; or 
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‘‘(B) in the case of a license that has been 
in effect for at least 5 years, 3 years after the 
most recent date the license is renewed. 
‘‘(7) RENEWAL
OF
LICENSE.—The Attorney 
General shall renew a license issued to an individual 
under this subsection if the individual— 
‘‘(A) requests the renewal by the end of 
the 60-day period that begins with the date the 
license expires; 
‘‘(B) in the 3-year period ending with the 
date the renewal is requested— 
‘‘(i) has met the requirement of para-
graph (1)(A)(ii)(II); and 
‘‘(ii) has successfully completed a 
training course, certified by the Attorney 
General, in the use, safety, and storage of 
firearms, that includes at least 8 hours of 
training; 
‘‘(C) meets the requirement of paragraph 
(1)(A)(iii); and 
‘‘(D) in the case of a license issued under 
paragraph (1)(C), in the 2-year period ending 
with the date the renewal is requested, has suc-
cessfully completed a training course, certified 
by the Attorney General, that includes at least 
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8 hours of training in the use of the weapon 
subject to the license. 
‘‘(d) FIREARM INSURANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
issue to any person who has applied for a license 
pursuant to subsection (c) and has paid to the At-
torney General the fee specified in paragraph (2) of 
this subsection a policy that insures the person 
against liability for losses and damages resulting 
from the use of any firearm by the person during 
the 1-year period that begins with the date the pol-
icy is issued. 
‘‘(2) FEE.—The fee specified in this paragraph 
is $800.’’. 
(2) MILITARY-STYLE WEAPON DEFINED.—Sec-
tion 921(a) of such title is amended by inserting 
after paragraph (29) the following: 
‘‘(30) The term ‘military-style weapon’ means— 
‘‘(A) any of the firearms, or copies or duplicates 
of the firearms in any caliber, known as— 
‘‘(i) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Tech-
nologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all models); 
‘‘(ii) Action Arms Israeli Military Indus-
tries UZI and Galil; 
‘‘(iii) Beretta Ar70 (SC–70); 
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‘‘(iv) Colt AR–15; 
‘‘(v) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/ 
LAR, and FNC; 
‘‘(vi) SWD M–10, M–11, M–11/9, and M– 
12; 
‘‘(vii) Steyr AUG; 
‘‘(viii) INTRATEC TEC–9, TEC–DC9 
and TEC–22; and 
‘‘(ix) revolving cylinder shotguns, such as 
(or similar to) the Street Sweeper and Striker 
12; 
‘‘(B) a semiautomatic rifle that has an ability 
to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 
of— 
‘‘(i) a folding or telescoping stock; 
‘‘(ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicu-
ously beneath the action of the weapon; 
‘‘(iii) a bayonet mount; 
‘‘(iv) a flash suppressor or threaded barrel 
designed to accommodate a flash suppressor; 
and 
‘‘(v) a grenade launcher; 
‘‘(C) a semiautomatic pistol that has an ability 
to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 
of— 
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‘‘(i) an ammunition magazine that attaches 
to the pistol outside of the pistol grip; 
‘‘(ii) a threaded barrel capable of accepting 
a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward 
handgrip, or silencer; 
‘‘(iii) a shroud that is attached to, or par-
tially or completely encircles, the barrel and 
that permits the shooter to hold the firearm 
with the nontrigger hand without being burned; 
‘‘(iv) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces 
or more when the pistol is unloaded; and 
‘‘(v) a semiautomatic version of an auto-
matic firearm; and 
‘‘(D) a semiautomatic shotgun that has at least 
2 of— 
‘‘(i) a folding or telescoping stock; 
‘‘(ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicu-
ously beneath the action of the weapon; 
‘‘(iii) a fixed magazine capacity in excess 
of 5 rounds; and 
‘‘(iv) an ability to accept a detachable 
magazine.’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘932. Licensing of firearm and ammunition possession; registration of fire-
arms.’’. 
(4) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—Within 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall prescribe final regula-
tions to implement the amendments made by this 
subsection. 
(b) PROHIBITIONS; PENALTIES.— 
(1) PROHIBITIONS.—Section 922 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(aa) It shall be unlawful for a person to possess a 
firearm or ammunition, unless— 
‘‘(1) the person is carrying a valid license 
issued under section 932(c)(1); and 
‘‘(2)(A) in the case of a firearm owned by the 
person, the firearm is registered to the person under 
section 932(b); or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a firearm owned by another 
person— 
‘‘(i) the firearm is so registered to such 
other person; and 
‘‘(ii) such other person has notified the At-
torney General that the firearm has been loaned 
to the person, and the possession is during the 
loan period specified in the notice. 
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‘‘(bb)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to transfer 
a firearm or ammunition to a person who is not licensed 
under section 932(c)(1). 
‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell or give 
a firearm or ammunition to another person unless the per-
son has notified the Attorney General of the sale or gift. 
‘‘(3) It shall be unlawful for a person to loan a fire-
arm or ammunition to another person unless the person 
has notified the Attorney General of the loan, including 
the identity of such other person and the period for which 
the loan is made. 
‘‘(4) It shall be unlawful for a person holding a valid 
license issued under section 932(c)(1) to transfer a fire-
arm to an individual who has not attained 18 years of 
age. 
‘‘(cc) A person who possesses a firearm or to whom 
a license is issued under section 932(c)(1) shall have in 
effect an insurance policy issued under section 932(d).’’. 
(2) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa) 
shall be fined not less than $75,000 and not more than 
$150,000, imprisoned not less than 15 years and not more 
than 25 years, or both. 
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‘‘(9)(A) 
Whoever 
knowingly 
violates 
section 
922(bb)(1) shall be fined not less than $50,000 and not 
more than $75,000, imprisoned not less than 10 years and 
not more than 15 years, or both. 
‘‘(B) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(bb)(2) 
shall be fined not less than $30,000 and not more than 
$50,000, imprisoned not less than 5 years and not more 
than 10 years, or both. 
‘‘(C) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(bb)(3) 
shall be fined not less than $5,000 and not more than 
$10,000. 
‘‘(D) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(bb)(4) 
shall be fined not less than $75,000 and not more than 
$100,000, imprisoned not less than 15 years and not more 
than 25 years, or both, except that if the transferee of 
the firearm possess or uses the firearm during or in rela-
tion to a crime, an unintentional shooting, or suicide, the 
transferor shall be fined not less than $100,000 and not 
more than $150,000, imprisoned not less than 25 years 
and not more than 40 years, or both. 
‘‘(10) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(cc) 
shall be fined not less than $50,000 and not more than 
$100,000, imprisoned not less than 10 years and not more 
than 20 years, or both.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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