Untraceable Firearms Act of 2019
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.
- IntroducedJun 27, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-NY | Max Rose | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jul 2, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Nov 22, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Nov 26, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jan 15, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Feb 7, 2020 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 25, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jun 30, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jul 9, 2020 |
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 Jun 27, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Aug 15, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jun 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 27, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 165, no. 109, June 27, 2019, page H5259.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3254 | Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020 | Related bill | Feb 5, 2020 |
| S 3743 | Untraceable Firearms Act of 2020 | Related bill | May 14, 2020 |
| HR 5717 | Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 10, 2020 |
| HR 6643 | Untraceable Firearms Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Oct 9, 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 ensure that all firearms are traceable, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Untraceable Firearms Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2019Introduced 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.
