Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2017
Latest action · Sep 6, 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.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2017
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to make grants to states, local governments, or gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs. The BJA may distribute smart prepaid cards for use by a state, local government, or gun dealer to compensate individuals who dispose of firearms.
Additionally, the bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to use or accept a smart prepaid card in the acquisition or transfer of a firearm or ammunition. A violator is subject to a fine, up to two years in prison, or both.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2017 to May 10, 2018; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Mar 7, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | May 3, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 3, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | May 3, 2018 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | May 10, 2018 |
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 Jul 28, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Sep 6, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jul 28, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E222 | Donald M. Payne, Jr. D-NJ | Feb 26, 2018 |
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. 163, no. 128, July 28, 2017, page H6580.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-69 | PROTECTING OUR FUTURE: ADDRESSING SCHOOL SECURITY CHALLENGES IN AMERICA70 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jul 9, 2018 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1279 | Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 25, 2019 |
| HR 4278 | Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Jan 15, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2017Introduced 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.
