HR 5460 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act

Introduced Sep 14, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Bennie G. Thompson D-MS

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 14, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.

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. IntroducedSep 14, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 14, 2023.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalSep 14, 2023
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-MDGlenn IveyOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-CARobert GarciaOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-RISeth MagazinerOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-MIShri ThanedarOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalSep 14, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalSep 14, 2023

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseHomeland Security Committee
Referred Sep 14, 2023
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 14, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 14, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 14, 2023Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 The single subject of this legislation is: To direct the Department of Homeland Security to bolster security against threats posed by ghost guns, and for other purposes.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 149, September 14, 2023, page H4347.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Department of Homeland Security to bolster security against threats posed by ghost guns, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 14, 2023Introduced in House

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