# 119-s-2156: MASS Act

119-s-2156, MASS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2156
- Congress: 119
- Title: MASS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**A federally funded state firearms licensing system** would tie gun purchases, ownership, and dealer activity to public-safety standards, extensive background checks, and safety training. The bill would fund state programs, require data sharing and reporting, set storage rules, and add a family-driven extreme risk protection order process. - Families and households: First-time buyers would need safety training and ongoing suitability checks. Licenses would impose safe-storage rules and let family members petition for emergency risk orders. - Dealers and ammunition sellers: Dealers who sell a minimum quantity of firearms or ammunition would need licenses, criminal-history checks, and must report sales, rentals, and ammo transactions to state authorities. A separate ammunition dealer license can be treated the same if states adopt equivalent rules. - States and enforcement: States would receive federal grants to set up and maintain licensing programs. Administrative costs are capped at 2 percent and unspent grant money must be returned. Licensing decisions must include judicial review and strict anti-discrimination safeguards.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal grants to fund state licensing: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Assistant Attorney General would give grants to States to start or keep firearms-licensing systems. Grants would run for three fiscal years. States must apply and file yearly reports. The agency may use up to 2% of funds for admin. Unused grant money must be returned. Appropriations…
- New dealer license and reporting rules: cost, medium. If enacted, people or businesses who sell, rent, or lease more than a State-set number of guns would need a dealer license. States may not set the trigger above 10 firearms per year. Dealers must check buyers' licenses and report all gun and ammunition sales, rentals, and leases to State authoritie…
- New state licensing, checks, and ERPO rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, States would pick local licensing officials and set rules to issue, renew, suspend, or revoke firearms licenses. First-time applicants would need safety training and licensing authorities would run background checks and suitability reviews. States would set family-petition rules for ext…
- New rules for licensed gun owners: mixed, low. If enacted, licensed gun owners would have to report lost or stolen firearms or ammo to State authorities within a reasonable time. You would not be allowed to use your license to buy a gun or ammo for someone else's unlawful use or to resell to an unlicensed person. You would have to keep firearms…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-5134: Green New Deal for Health Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2156 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2156)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-5134: Green New Deal for Health Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5134)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2156 (as of 2026-10-03).