HR9009Referred to Committee

Firearm Freedom Act of 2026

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-05-22
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
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Jimmy Patronis
Jimmy Patronis
Republican · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 95.1% (467 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (7)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-05-22

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Plain-English Summary

The proposal would remove a 1986 law that banned civilians from owning machine guns manufactured after that date, allowing people to legally purchase newly-made automatic weapons if they meet other federal requirements. This would affect gun owners, firearms manufacturers, and federal firearms regulators, potentially expanding the types of weapons available on the civilian market. The change would reverse nearly four decades of restrictions on automatic weapons for private citizens.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9009 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9009 To repeal the Hughes Amendment to the Firearm Owners' Protection Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2026 Mr. Patronis (for himself, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Wied, and Mr. Cloud) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To repeal the Hughes Amendment to the Firearm Owners' Protection Act. 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 ``Firearm Freedom Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REPEAL OF BAN ON POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF MACHINEGUNS. Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (o). <all>
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