S. 4671Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

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.

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The Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026 amends the criminal code to impose tougher punishments for stealing firearms from federally licensed dealers, importers, manufacturers, and collectors. It raises the maximum sentence to 20 years and sets minimum prison terms when the theft happens during a burglary or robbery. The bill also clarifies what counts as burglary and expands liability to include attempts to commit the offense.

Key Provisions

Increases the maximum prison term for anyone who knowingly violates 18 U.S.C. § 922(u) (or attempts to do so) to 20 years, or a fine, or both.
If the violation occurs during a burglary of a licensed firearms business, the prison term must be at least 3 years; if it occurs during a robbery, the term must be at least 5 years.
Defines “burglary” as unlawful entry into, or remaining in, the premises of a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer with intent to commit a crime.
Adds the phrase “or attempts to do so” to subsection (m) to cover attempted violations involving licensed collectors.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

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Introduced in Senate

June 3, 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

June 3, 2026

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Introduced in SenateIssued June 3, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4671

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 3, 2026

Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Britt, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Daines, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Justice, Mr. Risch, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Grassley) 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.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026.

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.