Will reintroduce and support the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act to increase penalties for robbing or burglarizing federally licensed gun dealers.

John H. Rutherford · Florida · Republican

policy impact 2.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 97%

Occurrences

That’s why I am proud to reintroduce the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act to ensure those who rob and burglarize federally licensed gun dealers face harsher penalties for committing these crimes.

Rutherford commits to reintroducing the FFL Protection Act to impose harsher penalties on people who rob or burglarize federally licensed gun dealers.

Rutherford, Golden Reintroduce the Bipartisan FFL Protection Act | Congressman John Rutherford
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Rutherford said criminals burglarize FFL dealers and traffic stolen firearms, and that he is 'proud to reintroduce' the bill.

He committed to reintroducing the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act, which would raise penalties for robbing or burglarizing federally licensed gun dealers.

Rutherford, Golden Reintroduce the Bipartisan FFL Protection Act
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I remain committed to restoring law and order in our communities and am proud to once again spearhead this bipartisan solution...

Rutherford reiterates commitment to a bipartisan public-safety solution in the context of reintroducing the Protect and Serve Act, but the excerpt does not specify a new concrete policy beyond supporting the bill.

Rutherford, Gottheimer Reintroduce the Bipartisan Protect and Serve Act
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Evidence

The bill record shows H.R. 1773 was introduced by Rep. John H. Rutherford and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. The last action date listed is March 3, 2025, with no later action shown on the bill record.

Official bill record confirms Rutherford introduced the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act, but it remained only referred to committee with no advancement recorded; this supports unresolved, not delivered.

unresolved same_term A for effort

GovInfo: H.R. 1773 (IH) - Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025
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Rutherford's office said he and Jared Golden reintroduced H.R. 1773, the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act, to increase penalties for robbing or burglarizing FFL dealers, and noted the bill had 42 additional House cosponsors.

Official member-office release documents a concrete reintroduction effort and broad cosponsorship, but it does not show enactment or committee action beyond introduction, so the promise remains unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rutherford, Golden Reintroduce the Bipartisan FFL Protection Act | Congressman John Rutherford
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Rutherford's office announced that he and Rep. Jared Golden reintroduced H.R. 1773, the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act, to increase penalties for robbing or burglarizing federally licensed gun dealers, and said the bill had 42 additional House cosponsors.

Official member-office release documents the promised reintroduction and support effort during the relevant term, which satisfies the commitment even though it does not show enactment.

delivered same_term A for effort

Rutherford, Golden Reintroduce the Bipartisan FFL Protection Act | Congressman John Rutherford
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The official bill record shows H.R. 1773 was introduced by Rep. John H. Rutherford and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary, with March 3, 2025 listed as the last action date and no later action shown on the record reviewed.

Official legislative record confirms Rutherford introduced the bill that implements the pledge to reintroduce the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act.

delivered same_term A for effort

GovInfo: H.R. 1773 (IH) - Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025
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Assessments

delivered same_term

The promise was to reintroduce and support the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act, not to secure enactment. Rutherford did that in the same term by introducing H.R. 1773 on March 3, 2025 and publicly backing it with bipartisan support and additional cosponsors. The bill’s lack of further movement does not negate delivery because the pledged action was the reintroduction and support effort itself.

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delivered same_term

The promise was framed as a process commitment to reintroduce and support the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act, not as a guarantee that it would become law. The evidence shows Rep. Rutherford introduced H.R. 1773 on March 3, 2025, and his office publicly stated that he reintroduced and supported the measure with additional cosponsors. Because the promised action was taken during the relevant term, this counts as delivered even though the bill had not advanced beyond committee referral.

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unresolved same_term A for effort

Rutherford promised to reintroduce and support the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act. He did reintroduce H.R. 1773 in the 119th Congress with bipartisan support, which is a serious same-term legislative effort. However, the bill remains at the introduced/referred-to-committee stage and has not enacted the increased penalties, so the promised policy outcome has not yet been delivered. Because the candidate is still in the relevant federal office and the Congress is ongoing, this is unresolved rather than never.

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