HR 1278 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Ghost Guns Are Guns Act

Introduced Mar 1, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Adriano Espaillat D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 16, 2017 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 1, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ghost Guns Are Guns Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the definition of "firearm" to include 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.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2017 to Nov 30, 2018; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalMar 1, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernMar 15, 2017
D-CARo KhannaOct 3, 2017
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzFeb 27, 2018
D-FLDarren SotoMar 1, 2018
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkMar 14, 2018
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsAug 3, 2018
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoAug 3, 2018
D-OHTim RyanAug 3, 2018
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeAug 3, 2018
D-FLKathy CastorAug 7, 2018
D-CAJared HuffmanAug 10, 2018
D-CAMark DeSaulnierSep 13, 2018
D-ILDaniel LipinskiNov 30, 2018

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 1, 2017
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Mar 16, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 16, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  2. Mar 1, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Mar 1, 2017Referred 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
HouseDebate and remarks H7679Bradley Scott Schneider D-ILOct 3, 2017

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: clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 36, March 1, 2017, page H1464.

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
IN10957Gun Control: 3D-Printed AR-15 Lower Receivers ArchivedInsightAug 22, 2018
IN10953Gun Control: 3D-Printed Firearms ArchivedInsightAug 7, 2018

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1266Ghost Guns Are Guns ActReintroduced BillMar 25, 2019

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require firearm assembly kits to be considered to be firearms.
Short Titles as Introduced
Ghost Guns Are Guns Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 1, 2017Introduced in House

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