# 119-s-4926: State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act

119-s-4926, State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4926
- Congress: 119
- Title: State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Would create a federal grant program for state firearms dealer licensing.** The bill would fund competitive grants and set rules to help states adopt mandatory licensing, inspections, and enforcement for firearms dealers. - States and local governments: States that enact required dealer-licensing laws could apply for competitive grants to develop, implement, or improve licensing programs. States may subaward funds to local governments to run inspections and enforcement on the ground. - Licensed dealers and compliance: Eligible state laws must require a business license to operate as a firearms dealer, limit license terms to three years, mandate inspections, and allow suspension, revocation, or penalties for noncompliance. Grant recipients must report annual counts of inspections, violations by type, and licensing activity. - Transparency and program rules: The Attorney General would publish annual reports showing who received funds, cumulative and per-grantee awards, denied applicants and reasons, and the data grantees submitted. Any single grant is capped at $2.5 million per fiscal year and funding is authorized as needed.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Reports on dealer licensing grants: benefit, medium. If enacted, each grant recipient would send an annual report to the Attorney General with counts for the previous year. Reports would include number of inspections, violations by type, total licensed dealers at year end, and numbers of licenses issued, renewed, suspended, or revoked. The Attorney G…
- New federal grants for dealer licensing: mixed, medium. This bill would create a new competitive grant program run by the Attorney General to help States and tribal governments build or improve firearms dealer licensing programs. The Attorney General would start awarding grants not later than 180 days after Congress provides money. Congress could approp…
- State dealer licensing requirements: mixed, medium. The bill would make States or tribal governments eligible for grants only if they have a law that requires people who do business as firearms dealers to be licensed. That law would have to require licensing only after an application process, make licenses valid for not more than 3 years, let licens…

## 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-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4926 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4926)

## 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-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4926 (as of 2026-08-11).