HR 8427 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2024

Latest action · May 16, 2024 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroducedMay 16, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NJAndy KimOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalMay 16, 2024
D-RIGabe AmoJun 4, 2024
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonJun 12, 2024
D-GANikema WilliamsJun 14, 2024
D-MNDean PhillipsJun 25, 2024
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJul 2, 2024
D-RISeth MagazinerJul 2, 2024
D-CASalud O. CarbajalJul 9, 2024
D-TXGreg CasarJul 18, 2024
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonJul 18, 2024
D-MAJake AuchinclossJul 24, 2024
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaAug 2, 2024
D-CAJuan VargasAug 2, 2024

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred May 16, 2024
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred May 16, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 16, 2024Introduced in House
  2. May 16, 2024Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States The single subject of this legislation is: To prohibit the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of .50 caliber rifles, and for other purposes.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 85, May 16, 2024, page H3329.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 923Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025Cross-Congress related billFeb 4, 2025

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of .50 caliber rifles, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2024

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 16, 2024Introduced in House

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