Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015
Latest action · Sep 28, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 9, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015
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.
Cosponsors 64
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 9, 2015 to Sep 9, 2016; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Sep 9, 2015 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 18, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Sep 25, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Oct 22, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 22, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Oct 22, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Dec 3, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Dec 17, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Dec 17, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Dec 17, 2015 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Dec 17, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 8, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 9, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2015 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Sep 28, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Sep 9, 2015Introduced in House
- Sep 9, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1240)
- Sep 9, 2015Referred 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1240Lists H5866H.R. 3455–3469 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | Sep 9, 2015 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 129, September 9, 2015, page H5866.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1475 | Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 21, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prevent gun trafficking.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
