HR 2618 · in committee · significant
Federal Firearm Licensee Act
- civil rights
What this bill does
- This bill requires federally licensed firearms dealers to implement security plans, conduct inventory checks, maintain video surveillance, and report lost or stolen guns.
- Federal firearms dealers, importers, manufacturers, and their employees are affected by new recordkeeping and background check requirements.
- The bill expands ATF authority to inspect dealers and deny licenses, adding 650 new investigators with no specified cost or timeline.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would the costs of implementing security plans and video surveillance affect small firearms dealers compared to large retailers?
- 02
What evidence supports the claim that stricter dealer security requirements would reduce gun theft and illegal weapons trafficking?
- 03
Should the bill specify funding and timelines for the 650 new ATF investigators, or is leaving this flexible more practical?
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Sponsor · D-IL-2
Robin L. Kelly
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
67/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-03
Joining the bill

Jake Auchincloss
D-MA-4 · original

Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · original

Gabe Amo
D-RI-1 · original

Joyce Beatty
D-OH-3 · original

Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original

Brendan F. Boyle
D-PA-2 · original

Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA-44 · original

Suzanne Bonamici
D-OR-1 · original

Wesley Bell
D-MO-1 · original

Jim Costa
D-CA-21 · original

Emanuel Cleaver
D-MO-5 · original

Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original
+ 55 more
Legislative timeline
2025-04-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-04-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-04-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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