Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023
This bill requires the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and the Treasury to develop and implement a strategy to prevent or intercept the importation or trafficking of machinegun conversion devices. The term machinegun conversion device means parts or combinations of parts designed and intended for use in converting a weapon into a machinegun.
The bill also specifies that proceeds derived from the illegal trafficking of a machinegun are subject to seizure and forfeiture.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2023 to Oct 11, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Dec 15, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jan 31, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 18, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Aug 13, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Aug 20, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Aug 30, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Sep 19, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Sep 27, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Oct 11, 2024 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Oct 11, 2024 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2023 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred Dec 17, 2024 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2023 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2023 |
| Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee | Referred Apr 26, 2023 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Apr 26, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2023Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, 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.
- Apr 26, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.
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. 118-12 | PROTECTING THE HOMELAND: AN EXAMINATION OF FEDERAL EFFORTS TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT83 pages | Homeland Security Committee | May 16, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1319 | Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Apr 26, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To address the importation and proliferation of machinegun conversion devices.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2023Introduced 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.
