Stopping the Traffic in Overseas Proliferation of Ghost Guns Act
Latest action · Feb 12, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stopping the Traffic in Overseas Proliferation of Ghost Guns Act
This bill prohibits the President from (1) removing any firearm or related technical information from the U.S. Munitions List, or (2) changing the requirements under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations as they were composed on January 1, 2018. The Department of State may not suspend the application of the regulations without notifying Congress under specified procedures.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2019 to Feb 13, 2019; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Feb 12, 2019 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Feb 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Feb 12, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 12, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Feb 13, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Feb 12, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 12, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-17 | PROPOSED SMALL ARMS TRANSFERS: BIG IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. FOREIGN POLICY80 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Mar 26, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to protect the American people from undetectable ghost guns, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stopping the Traffic in Overseas Proliferation of Ghost Guns Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
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