# 119-hr-2618: Federal Firearm Licensee Act

119-hr-2618, Federal Firearm Licensee Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2618
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Firearm Licensee Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 88
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would modernize federal firearm licensee regulation.** It focuses on strengthening premises security, expanding centralized electronic recordkeeping and tracing, licensing online marketplaces, and increasing ATF inspections and penalties. - Licensed dealers and employees would face stricter on-site rules. Dealers would need an approved premises security plan, publish quarterly physical inventories, transfer personal-collection firearms into business inventory, report missing guns, and retain surveillance of certain sales for at least 90 days. Annual compliance certifications increase and failures can bring civil penalties up to $5,000 and criminal exposure with prison terms up to five years or up to ten years for aggravated offenses. - Online marketplaces ("facilitators") would be newly regulated and charged an annual $1,000 fee. Facilitators must route transfers through licensed dealers who take possession, keep specific transaction records, and face enhanced criminal liability up to 10 years if required takeovers or legal protections fail. - Enforcement, data, and inspections would expand. The National Tracing Center would build centralized electronic databases within 3 years and the Attorney General could hire 650 industry operation investigators. The bill repeals prior limits on trace data, requires annual inspections for high‑risk dealers and five‑year inspections for others, and mandates public reporting on inspections and enforcement outcomes.

## Cosponsors (88)

- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- National gun records and tracing modernization: benefit, medium. If enacted, within 3 years the National Tracing Center would build searchable electronic databases of required firearms records. They could be used only for criminal investigations, and searches by a person’s identifying info would need a warrant. Dealers would see only their own records, and the A…
- Tougher penalties and license actions for dealers: cost, high. If enacted, penalties would escalate from warnings to civil fines of $2,500–$20,000 per violation, with $20,000 for gross negligence. The Attorney General could suspend or revoke licenses, including immediately if a dealer poses an imminent risk to public safety. The bill would tighten legal standa…
- More frequent risk-based dealer inspections: cost, medium. If enacted, high‑risk dealers would be inspected every year. Other dealers would be inspected at least once every five years. The Attorney General could assign oversight with in‑store checks, records reviews, sales tests, and training until a dealer shows three straight years of compliance. Follow‑…
- New licenses and rules for gun marketplaces: cost, medium. If enacted, operators of sites that allow gun offers would need a facilitator license and pay $1,000 each year. They would have to require a licensed dealer to take possession for each transfer and keep offer records, including seller, dealer license number, model, and serial number. Knowingly tran…
- Stronger store security and records for dealers: cost, medium. If enacted, gun dealers would need a written security plan and to follow new rules that may require safes, alarms, gates, and bollards. Dealers would do quarterly physical inventory checks and report any gun that is lost, stolen, or unaccounted for. Stores that sell to the public would keep video o…
- Tighter background checks and transfer rules for dealers: cost, medium. If enacted, for certain default transfers the dealer would have to notify the Attorney General by the close of business that same day. Background checks would have to include an N‑DEx search, and the Attorney General could not issue or renew a license unless NICS confirms no legal bar for the appli…
- Safety notices and handouts at gun stores: mixed, low. If enacted, dealers would post any State and local warnings inside their stores. The Attorney General would provide handouts on suicide prevention, safe storage, and straw purchasing. Dealers would give these materials to unlicensed buyers when a firearm is transferred.
- Justice Department deadlines and progress report: mixed, low. If enacted, the Attorney General would have to issue all rules needed to carry out the bill within 2 years. Within 2 years, DOJ would also report to Congress and post online the remaining steps and any extra resources needed for regular inspections and timely enforcement.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2618 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2618)

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- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2618 (as of 2026-09-21).