State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act
This bill creates a federal grant program to help states and tribal governments improve their systems for licensing firearms dealers. To qualify, a state must already have a law requiring dealers to be licensed (with licenses valid up to 3 years, regular inspections, and penalties for violations like suspension or fines). Grants, capped at $2.5 million per year, can fund developing, implementing, or evaluating these licensing programs. Recipients must report annually on inspections, violations, and license statuses, and the federal government will publish annual reports to Congress on all grant activities.
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Introduced Mar 16, 2023
Last action Mar 16, 2023
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Mar 16, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Mar 16, 2023
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
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Legislator
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State
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P
Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
Co
Jack Reed
DDemocratic
Co
John Fetterman
DDemocratic
Co
Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
Co
Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
Co
Robert Menendez
DDemocratic
Co
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Sheldon Whitehouse
DDemocratic
Co
Tammy Duckworth
DDemocratic
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