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US HR1475

US HR1475
Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017


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Introduced
03/09/2017
In Committee
03/21/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make trafficking in firearms a crime. Specifically, it prohibits: purchasing or transferring a firearm with the intent to deliver it to a prohibited person; providing false or misleading material information in connection with a firearm purchase or transfer; and directing, promoting, or facilitating such prohibited conduct. The prohibition does not apply to a firearm lawfully acquired to give as a gift or lawfully received as a gift. A person who commits a gun trafficking offense is subject to a prison term of up to 20 years (or 25 years if such person also acted as an organizer). A person who conspires to commit a gun trafficking offense is subject to a prison term of up to 10 years. The U.S. Sentencing Commission must review and, if appropriate, amend the sentencing guidelines and policy statements that apply to persons convicted of trafficking in firearms.

AI Summary

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make firearms trafficking a crime. It prohibits purchasing or transferring a firearm with the intent to deliver it to a prohibited person, providing false or misleading information in connection with a firearm purchase or transfer, and directing, promoting, or facilitating such prohibited conduct. The prohibition does not apply to lawfully acquired firearms given as gifts or received through inheritance. Persons convicted of firearms trafficking offenses can face up to 20 years in prison, with a potential additional 5-year sentence for organizers. The bill also requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and potentially amend sentencing guidelines for firearms trafficking offenses.

Committee Categories

Justice, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (85)

Carolyn Maloney (D)* Joyce Beatty (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Brendan Boyle (D),  Robert Brady (D),  Michael Capuano (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Katherine Clark (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  John Conyers (D),  Joseph Crowley (WFP),  Elijah Cummings (D),  Susan Davis (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Daniel Donovan (R),  Keith Ellison (D),  Eliot Engel (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Luis Gutiérrez (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Bill Keating (D),  Robin Kelly (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Peter King (R),  Ann Kuster (D),  Conor Lamb (D),  James Langevin (D),  Daniel Lipinski (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Jerry McNerney (D),  Patrick Meehan (R),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Donald Norcross (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Bill Pascrell (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Jacky Rosen (D),  Raul Ruiz (D),  Dutch Ruppersberger (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Brad Schneider (D),  José Serrano (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Louise Slaughter (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Norma Torres (D),  Niki Tsongas (D),  Juan Vargas (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  John Yarmuth (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (on 03/21/2017)

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