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Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4271| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
James R. Langevin

James R. Langevin

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (14)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2021 This bill modifies the requirements and penalties applicable to an individual who engages in the business of dealing, importing, or manufacturing firearms (i.e., a federal firearms licensee, or FFL). Among other things, the bill does the following: increases the allowable number of annual compliance inspections; authorizes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to hire at least 80 additional personnel to conduct additional inspections; increases the maximum prison term for an FFL or licensed collector who knowingly makes a false statement or representation in required firearms records; allows the ATF to require an FFL to conduct physical inventories if the FFL unlawfully transfers a firearm or if 10 or more crime guns are traced back to the FFL; allows the ATF to deny an application for a federal firearms license if it would endanger public safety or if the applicant is unlikely to comply with the law; and modifies the liability standard for an FFL who fails to comply with laws or regulations.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3234
Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2019
Jun 30, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 13, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2320
Introduced in Senate
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3234
    Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2019


  • June 30, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 30, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • July 13, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2320
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 117-2320: Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2021

Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4271| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2021 This bill modifies the requirements and penalties applicable to an individual who engages in the business of dealing, importing, or manufacturing firearms (i.e., a federal firearms licensee, or FFL). Among other things, the bill does the following: increases the allowable number of annual compliance inspections; authorizes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to hire at least 80 additional personnel to conduct additional inspections; increases the maximum prison term for an FFL or licensed collector who knowingly makes a false statement or representation in required firearms records; allows the ATF to require an FFL to conduct physical inventories if the FFL unlawfully transfers a firearm or if 10 or more crime guns are traced back to the FFL; allows the ATF to deny an application for a federal firearms license if it would endanger public safety or if the applicant is unlikely to comply with the law; and modifies the liability standard for an FFL who fails to comply with laws or regulations.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3234
Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2019
Jun 30, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 13, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2320
Introduced in Senate
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3234
    Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2019


  • June 30, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 30, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • July 13, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2320
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
James R. Langevin

James R. Langevin

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (14)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 117-2320: Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted