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Proposed Federal Senate 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)

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 bill text	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

There have not been any votes on this bill

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