[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4926 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4926
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
provide grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 24, 2026
Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Fetterman, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schiff, and Mr.
Whitehouse) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
provide grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs, and for
other purposes.
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 ``State Firearms Dealer Licensing
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE FIREARMS DEALER LICENSING GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Grant Program Authorized.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``PART PP--STATE FIREARMS DEALER LICENSING GRANT PROGRAM
``SEC. 3061. DEFINITIONS.
``In this part:
``(1) Eligible applicant.--The term `eligible applicant'
means a State or Indian tribal government that has in effect a
law that, at a minimum, requires the following:
``(A) In order to engage in business as a firearms
dealer in the area subject to the jurisdiction of the
State or Indian tribal government, a person shall be a
licensed dealer and be licensed as a firearms dealer
under such law.
``(B) A person shall only be licensed as a firearms
dealer under such law upon successful completion of the
application process set by such law.
``(C) A license to engage in business as a firearms
dealer shall be valid for not more than 3 years.
``(D) A person licensed as a firearms dealer shall
submit to inspections under the law of the State or
Indian tribal government.
``(E) Noncompliance of a person licensed as a
firearms dealer with a requirement for firearms dealers
under the law of the State or Indian tribal government
may result in--
``(i) the suspension or revocation of the
license; and
``(ii) the imposition of civil penalties or
criminal charges.
``(2) Licensed dealer.--The term `licensed dealer' has the
meaning given the term in section 921(a) of title 18, United
States Code.
``SEC. 3062. GRANT PROGRAM.
``(a) Program Authorized.--Not later than 180 days after amount to
carry out this part are appropriated, the Attorney General shall award
annual grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants for the
development, implementation, improvement, or evaluation of firearms
dealer licensing programs.
``(b) Application.--An eligible applicant desiring a grant under
this part shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney
General may require, including--
``(1) a description of the law that the applicant has
enacted to require a license for any firearms dealer, including
a description of any exemptions to such law;
``(2) a description of how the applicant will use the grant
to develop, implement, improve, or evaluate the firearms dealer
licensing program of the applicant; and
``(3) a description of the inspection bodies and procedures
of the applicant used to inspect firearms dealers.
``(c) Subawards.--A State that receives a grant under this part may
make a subaward to a unit of local government authorized to oversee and
enforce the development, implementation, improvement, or evaluation of
the firearms dealer licensing program for which the grant under this
part will be used.
``(d) Reporting Requirement.--
``(1) Annual reports by recipients.--An eligible applicant
that receives a grant under this part shall provide an annual
report to the Attorney General with the following information:
``(A) The number of inspections conducted in the
jurisdiction of the eligible applicant of persons
licensed as a firearms dealer by the eligible applicant
during the previous year.
``(B) The number of violations by persons licensed
as a firearms dealer by the eligible applicant that
were cited during the previous year, disaggregated by
violation type.
``(C) The total number of persons licensed as a
firearms dealer by the eligible applicant as of the end
of the previous year.
``(D) The number of licenses to engage in business
as a firearms dealer in the jurisdiction of the
eligible applicant that, during the previous year,
were--
``(i) issued;
``(ii) renewed;
``(iii) suspended; or
``(iv) revoked.
``(2) To congress.--Not later than 390 days after the date
on which the Attorney General awards the first grants under
this part, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall
submit to Congress and make available publicly through print
and electronic means a report that includes the following
information:
``(A) A list of eligible applicants who received
funds under a grant under this part during the previous
fiscal year, including the funds awarded, cumulatively
and disaggregated by grantee.
``(B) The information reported to the Attorney
General pursuant to paragraph (1), disaggregated by
grantee.
``(C) A list of eligible applicants that were
denied grants under this part and the basis for such
denials.
``(e) Limitation on Grant Amount.--A grant under this part may not
be in an amount that is more than $2,500,000 per fiscal year.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a) of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10261(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(29) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary for each fiscal year to carry out part PP.''.
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