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H.R. 3790: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act

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H.R. 3790: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-14 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act

Plain summary

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify provisions related to theft of firearms. Under current law, it is unlawful to steal a firearm from a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, or from their business premises. This bill broadens the scope of unlawful conduct to also prohibit stealing a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club. Additionally, the bill modifies criminal penalties for an offense: to increase from 10 to 20 years the maximum prison term, and to create a 3- or 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an offense that occurs during the commission of a burglary or robbery. Finally, an attempt to commit an offense is subject to the same penalties as a substantive offense.

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Official text

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] · 33 cosponsors

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Richard Hudson (R-NC), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Andy Barr (R-KY), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Ralph Norman (R-SC)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3790 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115