HR 3553 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Untraceable Firearms Act of 2019

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 15, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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. IntroducedJun 27, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Untraceable Firearms Act of 2019

This bill generally prohibits and penalizes the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, or receipt of a ghost gun. A ghost gun is a firearm that lacks a unique serial number.

Cosponsors 44

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2019 to Jul 9, 2020, with 27 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-FLDebbie Mucarsel-PowellOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-FLDonna E. ShalalaOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-HIEd CaseOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalJun 27, 2019
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJun 27, 2019
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 27, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Jun 27, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Jun 27, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3254Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020Related billFeb 5, 2020
S 3743Untraceable Firearms Act of 2020Related billMay 14, 2020
HR 5717Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020Related billMar 10, 2020

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 27, 2019Introduced in House

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