Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB4227
Legislation Overview
Title: 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.
Subject:
Description: 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.
Session: 119th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 27, 2025
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4227/all-info
Sponsors
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24 sponsors: Robert Garcia (D); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D); Maxwell Frost (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Shri Thanedar (D); Melanie Stansbury (D); Ritchie Torres (D); Henry Johnson (D); Delia Ramirez (D); Juan Vargas (D); Becca Balint (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Mike Quigley (D); Terri Sewell (D); Adriano Espaillat (D); Daniel Goldman (D); Julia Brownley (D); Eric Swalwell (D); Kevin Mullin (D); Seth Magaziner (D); Nanette Barragan (D); Robin Kelly (D); Sean Casten (D); Christopher Deluzio (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (24 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 27, 2025 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jun 27, 2025 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Text of this law has not been released yet | |||
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
