S 2652 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Ghost Guns and Untraceable Firearms Act of 2023

Introduced Jul 27, 2023 Originated Senate Sponsor Richard Blumenthal D-CT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 27, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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. IntroducedJul 27, 2023
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 27, 2023.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlex PadillaOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJul 27, 2023
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-RIJack ReedOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-PAJohn FettermanOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NMMartin HeinrichOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalJul 27, 2023
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalJul 27, 2023
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalJul 27, 2023

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 27, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4679Ghost Guns and Untraceable Firearms Act of 2023Related billJul 17, 2023
HR 4992Ghost Guns and Untraceable Firearms Act of 2023Related billJul 27, 2023

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all firearms are traceable, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Ghost Guns and Untraceable Firearms 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.

  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in Senate

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