S 1831 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2019

Introduced Jun 13, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Edward J. Markey D-MA

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Latest action · Jun 13, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 13, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2019

This bill makes 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 Jun 13, 2019 to Dec 9, 2019; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJun 13, 2019
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-RIJack ReedOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NVJacky RosenOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-CAKamala D. HarrisOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalJun 13, 2019
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-VATim KaineOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-MNTina SmithOriginalJun 13, 2019
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandSep 23, 2019
D-DEThomas R. CarperOct 23, 2019
D-RISheldon WhitehouseDec 9, 2019

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 13, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 13, 2019Read twice and referred to the 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.

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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R458523D Printing: Overview, Impacts, and the Federal Role ArchivedReportAug 2, 2019

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 23193D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2021Reintroduced BillJul 13, 2021
HR 32653D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2019Identical billJun 28, 2019

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the distribution of 3D printer plans for the printing of firearms, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
3D Printed Gun Safety 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.

  1. Jun 13, 2019Introduced in Senate

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