Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB1788
Legislation Overview
Title: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2019
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Crimes against property: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Firearms and explosives
Description: 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.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 11, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1788/all-info
Sponsors
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15 sponsors: Lindsey Graham (R); Bill Cassidy (R); Mike Crapo (R); James Inhofe (R); James Risch (R); John Boozman (R); Marsha Blackburn (R); Shelley Capito (R); Pat Roberts (R); Lisa Murkowski (R); Marco Rubio (R); Ted Cruz (R); David Perdue (R); John Cornyn (R); Thom Tillis (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 15% (15 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jun 11, 2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 18 2019 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
