HR 2554 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Stop Gun Trafficking and Strengthen Law Enforcement Act of 2011

Introduced Jul 15, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY

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Latest action · Aug 25, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 15, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Stop Gun Trafficking and Strengthen Law Enforcement Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person from: (1) receiving, or transferring or otherwise disposing of to one or more individuals, two or more firearms that have been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such conduct will result in the disposing of one or more such firearms to an individual whose possession or receipt of the firearm would be unlawful or who intends to or will use, carry, possess, or dispose of the firearm unlawfully; (2) knowingly directing, promoting, or facilitating such conduct; or (3) conspiring to commit such conduct.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 15, 2011 to Dec 20, 2012; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABob FilnerOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJul 15, 2011
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-CASam FarrOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-MAJames P. McGovernJul 18, 2011
D-MNBetty McCollumJul 19, 2011
D-CTJames A. HimesAug 19, 2011
D-CAFortney Pete StarkSep 12, 2011
D-CAMichael M. HondaOct 6, 2011
D-OREarl BlumenauerDec 20, 2011
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayFeb 1, 2012
D-TXAl GreenFeb 28, 2012
D-NYNita M. LoweyMar 28, 2012
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 29, 2012
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyJul 25, 2012
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchAug 2, 2012
D-CABarbara LeeDec 20, 2012
D-WIGwen MooreDec 20, 2012
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottDec 20, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 15, 2011
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Aug 25, 2011

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Jul 15, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Jul 15, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1338-1339)
  4. Jul 15, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1338Carolyn B. Maloney D-NYJul 15, 2011

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, which reads: The Congress shall have Power * * * To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5126.

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RL32842Gun Control Legislation ArchivedReportNov 14, 2012
R41721Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2012 Appropriations ArchivedReportDec 8, 2011

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit firearms trafficking.
Short Titles as Introduced
Stop Gun Trafficking and Strengthen Law Enforcement Act of 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 15, 2011Introduced in House

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