{"id":"04e7abeb-e4b1-4c25-a106-29fb081082f9","feedVisibility":"normal","congress":119,"billType":"s","billNumber":4671,"title":"Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026","displayTitle":"Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026","abstract":"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.","displaySummary":"<p><strong>YVN Summary</strong></p>\n\n<p>If someone steals a gun from a licensed gun dealer, maker, or importer, the top federal prison term would double. It would go from 10 years to 20. A failed try would face the same penalty. If the theft happens during a break-in, the judge would have to give at least 3 years in prison. If it happens during a robbery, the minimum would be 5 years.\n\nMost people would see no change in daily life. The bill defines a break-in as unlawfully entering or staying in the business to commit a crime. A separate rule already punishes stealing a gun from any licensed gun business or collector with up to 10 years. Failed tries would now be covered by that rule too. The bill also drops a line in current law saying this federal crime does not replace state laws on the same subject.</p>","status":"COMMITTEE_CONSIDERATION","topics":["CRIME"],"introducedAt":"2026-06-03T00:00:00+00:00","latestActionAt":"2026-06-03T00:00:00+00:00","congressGovUrl":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4671","accountabilityFlags":{"gun_laws":["↑ Max prison for gun-business theft — 20 years, up from 10","↑ Mandatory minimum for gun-business burglary or robbery — 3 or 5 years","↑ Attempted gun thefts from licensed sellers — same penalties as theft"]},"tldr":"Stealing a gun from a licensed gun business could bring up to 20 years in prison, up from 10","summaryStandard":"v2","flagExplainers":{"gun_laws":["Stealing a gun from the stock of a licensed dealer, maker, or importer is a federal crime with up to 10 years in prison today. The bill raises the top term to 20 years.","If the gun theft happens during a break-in at the business, the judge must give at least 3 years. If it happens during a robbery, the floor is 5 years.","Today these theft rules cover only a gun that is really stolen. Under the bill, a failed try would get the same penalty. That goes for thefts from gun shops, makers, importers, and collectors."]},"flagValence":{"gun_laws":["contested","contested","contested"]},"needsResummary":false,"displaySummaryHtml":null,"rawStatusText":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","chamber":"SENATE","policyArea":"Crime and Law Enforcement","legislativeSubjects":[],"lawStatus":null,"lawNumber":null,"latestActionText":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","latestTextVersion":"Introduced in Senate","textVersionUsed":null,"dateAdded":"2026-10-22T00:00:00+00:00","summarizedAt":"2026-10-23T18:17:56+00:00","recordId":"04e7abeb-e4b1-4c25-a106-29fb081082f9","feedIdentityKey":"119/s/4671","websiteBillId":"S-4671","yourvoiceSummary":"If someone steals a gun from a licensed gun dealer, maker, or importer, the top federal prison term would double. It would go from 10 years to 20. A failed try would face the same penalty. If the theft happens during a break-in, the judge would have to give at least 3 years in prison. If it happens during a robbery, the minimum would be 5 years.\n\nMost people would see no change in daily life. The bill defines a break-in as unlawfully entering or staying in the business to commit a crime. A separate rule already punishes stealing a gun from any licensed gun business or collector with up to 10 years. Failed tries would now be covered by that rule too. The bill also drops a line in current law saying this federal crime does not replace state laws on the same subject.","updatedAt":"2026-10-24T10:06:23.401793+00:00"}