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Title IV — Enforcement

S. 4921 · 119th Congress · Jun 24, 2026 · Lineage

IV Enforcement

Sec. 401 Criminal penalties

(a)
Failure To possess firearm owner license; failure To comply with denial and revocation requirements; failure To comply with qualifying firearm sale or transfer requirements; failure To maintain or permit inspection of records— Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(9) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (aa), (bb), (cc), or (ee) of section 922 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.”

(b)
Failure To comply with firearms transfer requirements; failure to timely report loss or theft of a qualifying firearm; failure To provide notice of change of address— Section 924(a)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “(s) or (t)” and inserting “(t), (dd), (ff), or (gg)”.
(c)
Child access prevention— Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(10) Whoever violates section 922(hh) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.”

Sec. 402 Regulations

(a)
In General— The Attorney General shall issue regulations governing the licensing of possessors of qualifying firearms and the recorded sale of qualifying firearms, consistent with this Act and the amendments made by this Act, as the Attorney General determines to be reasonably necessary to—
(1)
reduce or prevent deaths or injuries resulting from qualifying firearms; and
(2)
assist law enforcement in the apprehension of owners or users of qualifying firearms used in criminal activity.
(b)
Maximum interval between issuance of proposed and final regulation— Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Attorney General issues a proposed regulation under subsection (a) with respect to a matter, the Attorney General shall issue a final regulation with respect to the matter.

Sec. 403 Inspections

In order to determine compliance with this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the regulations and orders issued under this Act, the Attorney General may, during regular business hours, enter any place in which firearms or firearm products are manufactured, stored, or held, for distribution in commerce, and inspect those areas where the products are manufactured, stored, or held.

Sec. 404 Orders

The Attorney General may issue an order prohibiting the sale or transfer of any firearm that the Attorney General finds has been transferred or distributed in violation of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or a regulation issued under this Act.

Sec. 405 Injunctive enforcement

The Attorney General may bring an action to restrain any violation of this Act or an amendment made by this Act in the district court of the United States for any district in which—
(1)
the violation occurs; or
(2)
the defendant is found or transacts business.