MASS Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4111 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4111 To provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 24, 2025 Ms. Pressley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, 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 ``Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2025'' or the ``MASS Act''. SEC. 2. FIREARMS LICENSING. (a) In General.--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--FIREARMS LICENSING ``SEC. 3061. DEFINITIONS. ``(a) In General.--In this part-- ``(1) the term `covered license' means a-- ``(A) firearms license; or ``(B) firearms dealer license; ``(2) the term `domestic violence protection order' means a protection order, as defined in section 2266 of title 18, United States Code; ``(3) the term `extreme risk protection order'-- ``(A) means a written order, issued by a State court or signed by a magistrate that, for a period not to exceed a time frame established by the State-- ``(i) prohibits the individual named in the order from having under the custody or control of the individual, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition; and ``(ii) requires that any firearm or ammunition under the custody or control of the individual be removed; and ``(B) does not include a domestic viol