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Federal · 119th Congress

HR9548 Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2026

Direction

Firearms purchase background checksAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 95%

Requires a nationwide criminal background check using fingerprints and other eligibility checks (including mental health history and disqualifying offenses) before the Attorney General can issue a firearm owner license needed to possess qualifying firearms, so more restrictions on who can buy or own

after conducting a fingerprint-based nationwide criminal background check using the rolled fingerprints of the applicant submitted in the application, the Attorney General determines that the applicant-- (i) is not prohibited by subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 from receiving a qualifying firearm;

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Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 90%

Creates a new federal firearm owner licensing system that individuals must obtain (with photo, fingerprints, mental health certification, and disqualifiers) to legally possess qualifying firearms (handguns and many semiautomatic rifles), with revocation, record-of-sale, and storage requirements, so

it shall be unlawful for any individual other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to possess a qualifying firearm on or after the applicable date, unless that individual has a valid-- (A) firearm owner license; or (B) State firearm license.

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Firearms storage minorsAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 80%

Adds a new prohibition on failure to safely store qualifying firearms to prevent access by minors, so more restrictions on firearm storage practices.

SEC. 305. Child access prevention.

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Firearms weapon accessory restrictionsAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 85%

Expands the definition of qualifying firearms (subject to the new licensing and record-of-sale rules) to explicitly include semiautomatic rifles capable of accepting detachable magazines over 10 rounds, so more restrictions on those rifles.

The term `qualifying firearm'-- (A) means-- (i) a handgun; or (ii) a semiautomatic rifle that is capable of accepting a detachable ammunition feeding device;

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  1. Introduced (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. President
  6. Law

Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action
2026-06-30: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Filed
2026-06-30
Committee
Judiciary Committee
Sponsor
Jonathan L. Jackson D + 2 cosponsors (2 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill enacts a comprehensive federal firearm owner licensing regime (with background checks, mental health evaluations, fingerprints, photo ID, age minimums, and disqualifiers), a record-of-sale system, expanded prohibitions on transfers and storage, and broader coverage of semiautomatic rifles; all provisions substantively restrict the firearms topic on multiple subtags with no countervailing expansions.

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History (3 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-06-30LibraIntroduced in House
2026-06-30LibraIntroduced in House
2026-06-30HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.