H.R. 1773: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-03 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025

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Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025 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.

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Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] · 145 cosponsors

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Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Ron Estes (R-KS), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Mike Bost (R-IL), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Aaron Bean (R-FL), John W. Rose (R-TN), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Barry Moore (R-AL), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), J. French Hill (R-AR), Brian Babin (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Mike Collins (R-GA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Mark Alford (R-MO), Steve Womack (R-AR), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Tim Moore (R-NC), Pete Stauber (R-MN), David Kustoff (R-TN), Adrian Smith (R-NE), David J. Taylor (R-OH), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Rudy Yakym III (R-IN), Ben Cline (R-VA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), James Comer (R-KY), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Max L. Miller (R-OH), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Tony Wied (R-WI), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC) and 85 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] reported raising $913,650 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1773.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr1773 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills