Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB1278
Legislation Overview
Title: Ghost Guns Are Guns Act
Subject: Firearms and explosives: Crime and law enforcement
Description: Ghost Guns Are Guns Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the definition of "firearm" to include any combination of parts designed and intended to be used to convert a device into a firearm and from which a firearm may be readily assembled.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: March 16, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1278/all-info
Sponsors
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26 sponsors: Adriano Espaillat (D); Bradley Schneider (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Steve Cohen (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Theodore Deutch (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); David Cicilline (D); Luis Gutierrez (D); Nydia Velazquez (D); Tony Cardenas (D); Eric Swalwell (D); James McGovern (D); Ro Khanna (D); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D); Darren Soto (D); Katherine Clark (D); Michael Capuano (D); Tim Ryan (D); Alcee Hastings (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Kathy Castor (D); Jared Huffman (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Daniel Lipinski (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (26 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 16, 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Mar 1, 2017 | Introduced in House |
| House | Mar 1, 2017 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 7 2017 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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