CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Jimmy Patronis (R-FL)

Firearm Freedom Act of 2026

H.R. 9009 · House bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Republican bill with 10 Republican cosponsors · See all 10 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Firearm Freedom Act of 2026. It was introduced in the House of Representatives on May 22, 2026, by Mr. Patronis along with three other representatives. The sole purpose of the legislation is to repeal the Hughes Amendment to the Firearm Owners' Protection Act. Specifically, Section 2 of the bill accomplishes this by striking subsection (o) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code. This subsection previously banned the possession or transfer of machineguns.

Yes

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    Would gun owners be better off under this?

    Gun owners benefit directly by gaining the legal ability to possess and transfer machineguns following the repeal of the Hughes Amendment.

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    Does this protect the right to own guns?

    The legislation expands firearm access by repealing the Hughes Amendment ban on machineguns, strengthening Second Amendment rights for gun owners.

The opposite

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    Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns?

    The bill repeals the federal ban on the possession and transfer of machineguns, directly opposing stricter gun control measures.