Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act of 2018
Latest action · Jan 10, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 10, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act of 2018
This bill amends the Arms Export Control Act to prohibit the President from removing any of the following items under category I, II, or III (firearms, armament, ammunition) of the United States Munitions List in order to transfer them to the Commerce Control List: (1) significant military equipment or their components, parts, or accessories; (2) flame throwers designed or modified for military application; or (3) devices for launching or delivering ordnance.
Such items are currently under Department of State jurisdiction.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2018 to Oct 2, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jan 10, 2018 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 10, 2018 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jan 10, 2018 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | Jan 10, 2018 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jul 18, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Aug 3, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Oct 2, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 10, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2018Introduced in House
- Jan 10, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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. 164, no. 6, January 10, 2018, page H132.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Arms Export Control Act to prohibit the removal of certain items under category I, II, or III of the United States Munitions List for purposes of transferring the item to or controlling the item under any portion of the Commerce Control List of dual-use items in the Export Administration Regulations.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2018Introduced 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.
