Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1907
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2023-06-08
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong></strong><b>Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2023</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill does the following:</p> <ul> <li>increases from 10 to 20 years the maximum prison term, and</li> <li>creates a 3- or 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an offense that occurs during the commission of a burglary or robbery.</li> </ul> <p>An attempt to commit an offense is subject to the same penalties as a substantive offense.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1907 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Grassley , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Tillis , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Crapo , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Risch , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Tuberville , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Boozman , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Braun , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Hawley , Ms. Murkowski , and Mr. Budd ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2023 . 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 for 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 .