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MASS Act
A bill to provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2025 or the MASS Act
This bill authorizes grants for states to implement or maintain firearms and firearms dealer licensing requirements.
A state's requirements must incorporate certain elements, including the following:
- an individual must have a firearms license at the time of acquiring, and during the entire period of possessing, a firearm or ammunition; and
- an individual who sells, rents, or leases a minimum number of firearms, or sells ammunition, must obtain a firearms dealer license.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jun 24, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jun 24, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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