[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2620 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2620

    To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance 
   penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2023

 Mr. Rutherford (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance 
   penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Firearms Licensee Protection 
Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ENHANCE CERTAIN PENALTIES.

    Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:
    ``(i)(1)(A) A person who knowingly violates section 922(u), or 
attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
than 20 years, or both.
    ``(B) In the case of a violation described in subparagraph (A) that 
occurs during the commission of--
            ``(i) a burglary, the term of imprisonment shall be not 
        less than 3 years; or
            ``(ii) a robbery, the term of imprisonment shall be not 
        less than 5 years.
    ``(2) In this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `burglary' means the unlawful entry into, or 
        remaining in, the business premises of a licensed importer, 
        licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer with the intent to 
        commit a crime; and
            ``(B) the term `robbery' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 1951(b).''; and
            (2) in subsection (m), by inserting ``, or attempts to do 
        so,'' after ``or licensed collector''.
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