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S. 4671: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026

119th Congress · introduced 2026-06-03 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Official title

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026

Plain summary

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026 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 2026

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · 28 cosponsors

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Ted Budd (R-NC), Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John Cornyn (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), John Hoeven (R-ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), James C. Justice (R-WV), James E. Risch (R-ID), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Roger Marshall (R-KS), James Lankford (R-OK), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), John Kennedy (R-LA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Todd Young (R-IN), Darline Graham (R-SC), Ted Cruz (R-TX)

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Record fed-us-cong119-s4671 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills