AMMO Act
Latest action · Nov 3, 2023 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5383)
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.
- IntroducedNov 2, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 2, 2023 to Apr 9, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Nov 2, 2023 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Apr 9, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 2, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5383)
- Nov 2, 2023Introduced in House
- Nov 2, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5908 | Robert Garcia D-CA | Nov 28, 2023 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5383 | Robert Garcia D-CA | Nov 3, 2023 |
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. 169, no. 181, November 2, 2023, page H5363.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3223 | AMMO Act | Related bill | Nov 2, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent bulk sales of ammunition, promote recordkeeping and reporting about ammunition, end ammunition straw purchasing, and require a background check before the transfer of ammunition by certain Federal firearms licensees to non-licensees.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- AMMO Act
- Ammunition Modernization and Monitoring Oversight Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 2, 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.
