# 119-s-3544: Federal Firearm Licensing Act

119-s-3544, Federal Firearm Licensing Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3544
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Firearm Licensing Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**Creates a federal license required to buy, receive, or possess a firearm.** The Attorney General would run a new Federal Firearm Purchasing License system with training, checks, and reporting rules for buyers and sellers. - Individuals and households would need a Federal Firearm Purchasing License to acquire or possess a gun. The license application would require safety training with a written and live-fire test, a background check, fingerprints, ID, and details about the firearm. The license would cover one firearm and must be used within 30 days. - Gun sellers and transferors would have to report each transfer to the Attorney General within 3 business days. Reports must include seller and buyer IDs and the firearm make, model, and serial number. - The Attorney General would be required to issue or deny licenses within 30 days and could deny or revoke licenses for safety or legal reasons based on specified danger factors. Applicants could get judicial review. States could keep their own systems if they meet substantially similar standards.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- State exemption from federal license: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Attorney General could exempt people in a State from the federal purchasing-license requirement. The exemption would apply only if the Attorney General determines the State issues a substantially similar State firearm license with comparable requirements. If your State gets that wri…
- New federal gun purchase license: cost, medium. If enacted, you would need a federal firearm purchasing license (FFPL) to buy, receive, or possess a firearm. The Attorney General would have to approve or deny applications within 30 days. Each license would let you buy one firearm and must be used within 30 days; each license would expire after 5…
- New rules for private gun sales: cost, low. If enacted, most private gun sales between two unlicensed people would be unlawful unless a licensed dealer first takes the firearm and follows transfer rules. A seller could not sell a gun to someone who did not have the required federal or similar State license during the previous 30 days. Anyone…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3544 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3544)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3544 (as of 2026-10-17).