# 119-hr-532: Handgun Permit to Purchase Act

119-hr-532, Handgun Permit to Purchase Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-532
- Congress: 119
- Title: Handgun Permit to Purchase Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would create a federal grant program to help states, local governments, and Indian tribes develop, implement, and evaluate handgun purchaser licensing systems.** Grants would support background checks, identity verification, age and residency rules, periodic renewals, and program evaluation to reduce firearm violence. - States, local governments, and Indian tribes would compete for grants to build or improve handgun purchaser licensing programs. The bill authorizes "such sums as may be necessary" to carry out this new grant part. - Prospective handgun purchasers under eligible licensing laws would face specific requirements. Applicants would need to be at least 21, be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, apply at a law enforcement agency, reapply no later than every 5 years, and submit fingerprints, photographs, and a background check. - Individuals prohibited from possessing firearms under 18 U.S.C. 922(g) would be ineligible to receive a handgun purchaser license.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to states for handgun licensing: benefit, low. If enacted, the Attorney General could award competitive grants to states, local governments, and tribes. The grants would help develop, run, and evaluate handgun purchaser licensing programs. Grants would use money that Congress later appropriates. The Attorney General would have to award grants w…
- New rules to get a handgun permit: mixed, medium. If enacted, places that seek these grants would need licensing laws with minimum rules for applicants. If your state or city adopts such a law, these rules would apply. You would need to be at least 21. You would need to be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or lawful permanent resident. You would appl…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-532 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/532)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-532 (as of 2026-04-21).