Prevent Gun Trafficking Act
Latest action · Aug 28, 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.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prevent Gun Trafficking Act
This bill makes gun trafficking a federal crime.
Specifically, the bill prohibits (1) knowingly purchasing, acquiring, or attempting to purchase or acquire a firearm from or through a federal firearms licensee for the possession of a third party; or (2) soliciting, hiring, demanding, or ordering another person to purchase, or attempt to purchase, a firearm for the person or transferring the firearm to a third party. Firearms obtained in violation of this prohibition are subject to the forfeiture provisions of the federal criminal code.
The prohibition does not apply to a firearm lawfully acquired as a bona fide gift between family members or transferred to an agent of a lawful business for the lawful use in such business.
A person who commits a gun trafficking offense is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.
In addition, the bill prohibits the sale or disposition of a firearm or ammunition to persons who intend to unlawfully sell or dispose of the firearm or ammunition.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2019 to Nov 8, 2019, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Oct 18, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Nov 8, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jul 30, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2019Introduced in House
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