HR 6817 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

No Backdoor Gun Control Act of 2022

Introduced Feb 22, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Chip Roy R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 22, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

No Backdoor Gun Control Act of 2022

This bill removes the category of any other weapon from the definition of firearm under the National Firearms Act.

The bill treats persons who acquire or possess any other weapon as meeting registration or licensing requirements under the National Firearms Act.

The bill requires the Department of Justice to destroy any records relating to the registration of any other weapon not later than one year after the enactment of this bill.

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 22, 2022 to Dec 1, 2022; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-VABob GoodOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalFeb 22, 2022
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-COKen BuckOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-MNMichelle FischbachOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-TXRonny JacksonOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-PAScott PerryOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-NCTed BuddOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-KYThomas MassieOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalFeb 22, 2022
R-ILRodney DavisFeb 25, 2022
R-CATom McClintockFeb 25, 2022
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyMar 3, 2022
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeMar 7, 2022
R-MIJack BergmanMar 15, 2022
R-ARSteve WomackMar 18, 2022
R-FLBrian J. MastMar 21, 2022
R-MILisa C. McClainMar 21, 2022
R-FLBill PoseyMar 24, 2022
R-LAMike JohnsonSep 14, 2022
R-MNBrad FinstadNov 14, 2022
R-AZAndy BiggsDec 1, 2022

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 22, 2022
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 22, 2022
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Nov 1, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Feb 22, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Feb 22, 2022Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution--to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 34, February 22, 2022, page H1141.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove certain weapons from the definition of firearms for the purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
No Backdoor Gun Control Act of 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 22, 2022Introduced in House

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