3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2018
Latest action · Oct 9, 2018 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.
- IntroducedAug 3, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2018
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful to intentionally publish digital instructions for programming a three-dimensional printer to make a firearm.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 3, 2018 to Dec 17, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Aug 3, 2018 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Aug 3, 2018 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Aug 3, 2018 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Aug 10, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Aug 10, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Aug 24, 2018 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Aug 31, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Aug 31, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Sep 7, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Sep 7, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Oct 30, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Oct 30, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Dec 17, 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 Aug 3, 2018 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Oct 9, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 9, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Aug 3, 2018Introduced in House
- Aug 3, 2018Referred 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 | Lists H7742H.R. 6649–6656 | — | Aug 3, 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. 164, no. 131, August 3, 2018, page H7742.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN10957 | Gun Control: 3D-Printed AR-15 Lower Receivers Archived | Insight | Aug 22, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3304 | 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2018 | Identical bill | Jul 31, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the publication of 3D printer plans for the printing of firearms, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 3, 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.
