119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Dec 17, 2025
Federal Firearm Licensing Act
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Latest action (Dec 17, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Dec 17, 2025)
Federal Firearm Licensing Act
This bill generally requires an individual to obtain a license before purchasing, receiving, or possessing a firearm. The bill also requires background checks for firearms transfers between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals).
Specifically, this bill requires individuals who purchase, receive, or possess a firearm to have a valid federal firearm purchasing license (or a state firearm purchasing license with substantially similar requirements). The bill requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to establish a federal system for issuing firearm purchasing licenses and sets forth requirements for the system, including eligibility requirements for a license (e.g., training in firearms safety and background investigation and criminal history check), standards for denying or revoking a license, and requirements for reporting transactions.
The bill makes it unlawful to (1) purchase, receive, or possess a firearm without a valid firearm purchaser license; or (2) sell or transfer a firearm to an individual who does not have a valid firearm purchaser license or fail to report such a sale or transfer to law enforcement.
Additionally, the bill prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a federal firearms licensee (e.g., gun dealer) first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$169,582
Spent on own lobbying
…2157, S. 2158, S. 2165, S. 2186, S. 2188, S. 2191, S. 2192, S. 2514, S. 2562, S. 2813, S. 2993, S. 3085, S. 3214, S. 3256, S. 3289, S. 3458, S. 3514, S. 3512, S. 3544, S. 3883, S. 3882, S. 3873, S. 3875, S. 3916, S. 3946, S. 3945, S. 4013, S. 4015, S. 4121, S. 4339, S. 4454, S. 4671, S. 4775, S. 4776, S. 4921, S. 4926, S. 52…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$293,250
Spent on own lobbying
…2157, S. 2158, S. 2165, S. 2186, S. 2188, S. 2191, S. 2192, S. 2514, S. 2562, S. 2813, S. 2993, S. 3085, S. 3214, S. 3256, S. 3289, S. 3458, S. 3514, S. 3512, S. 3544, S. 3883, S. 3882, S. 3873, S. 3875, S. 3916, S. 3946, S. 3945, S. 4013, S. 4015, S. 4121, S. 4339, S. 4454, S. 4671, S. 4775, S. 4776, S. 4921, S. 4926 Non-le…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 18, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$289,886
Spent on own lobbying
…2157, S. 2158, S. 2165, S. 2186, S. 2188, S. 2191, S. 2192, S. 2514, S. 2562, S. 2813, S. 2993, S. 3085, S. 3214, S. 3256, S. 3289, S. 3458, S. 3514, S. 3512, S. 3544, S. 3883, S. 3882, S. 3873, S. 3875, S. 3916, S. 3946, S. 3945, S. 4013, S. 4015, S. 4121 Non-legislative issues lobbied before Congress, the BATFE, Executive…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Apr 8, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$545,728
Spent on own lobbying
…ization Act of 2025 S. 3458 - Background Check Completion Act of 2025 S. 3508 - ARMAS Act of 2025 S. 3512 - Medicare Investment and Gun Violence Prevention Act S. 3544 - Federal Firearm Licensing Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GIFFORDS · lobbying firm or registrant: GIFFORDS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
…to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act; S.3458 Background Check Completion Act of 2025; H.R.XX Unserialized Firearm Harm Oversight and Serialization Act of 2025; S.3544 Federal Firearm Licensing Act; H.R.XX Juvenile Firearm Safety Act; S.XX Ammunition Background Check Act (Jaime's Law).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$136,298
Spent on own lobbying
…2157, S. 2158, S. 2165, S. 2186, S. 2188, S. 2191, S. 2192, S. 2514, S. 2562, S. 2813, S. 2993, S. 3085, S. 3214, S. 3256, S. 3289, S. 3458, S. 3514, S. 3512, S. 3544 Non-legislative issues lobbied before Congress, the BATFE, Executive Office of the President, but not limited to: The ATF and Justice Department rulemaking on…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing