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Introduced
02/14/2019
02/14/2019
In Committee
03/25/2019
03/25/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require firearm assembly kits to be considered to be firearms. This bill broadens the definition of "firearm" for purposes of federal firearms laws. Specifically, it includes as a firearm any combination of parts designed and intended to be used to convert a device into a firearm and from which a firearm may be readily assembled.
AI Summary
This bill, the "Ghost Guns Are Guns Act," amends the federal firearms laws to broaden the definition of "firearm" to include any combination of parts that can be readily assembled into a firearm. Specifically, it adds "any combination of parts designed or intended for use in converting any device into a firearm and from which a firearm may be readily assembled" to the list of items considered to be firearms under the law. This change is intended to address the proliferation of so-called "ghost guns" - firearms that can be assembled from unregulated parts without serial numbers or other identifying markings.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (89)
Adriano Espaillat (D)*,
Pete Aguilar (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Anthony Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Ed Case (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Val Demings (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Mike Levin (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Daniel Lipinski (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Nita Lowey (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Katie Porter (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Max Rose (D),
Harley Rouda (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Norma Torres (D),
David Trone (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Jennifer Wexton (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (on 03/25/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1266/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1266/BILLS-116hr1266ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1266/BILLS-116hr1266ih.pdf.pdf |
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