Gun Theft Prevention Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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 13, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Gun Theft Prevention Act
This bill makes various changes to federal firearms laws related to detecting and deterring the theft of firearms from federally licensed gun dealers.
Among the changes, the bill establishes security requirements for gun dealers; background check requirements for employees of gun dealers; inspection requirements for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and reporting requirements for individual gun owners.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 13, 2021 to Aug 16, 2022; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jul 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 13, 2021 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Jul 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jul 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Jul 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | May 31, 2022 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Jun 22, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 22, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Jun 22, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jul 7, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jul 7, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jul 28, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 28, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Aug 16, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Aug 16, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 | |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jul 13, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 13, 2021Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 167, no. 122, July 13, 2021, page H3625.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | TOOLS TO COMBAT GUN TRAFFICKING AND REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES136 pages | Rules Committee | Jun 15, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2674 | Gun Theft Prevention Act | Reintroduction of | Jun 26, 2019 |
| HR 8828 | Gun Theft Prevention Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 25, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance safety and security at federally licensed gun shops, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Gun Theft Prevention Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2021Introduced 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.
