Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1773
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]
Introduced: 2025-03-03
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025</strong></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: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1773 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 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 2025 . 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 .