US Congress House Bill 1279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 68-1)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to make grants to states, local governments, or gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs. The BJA may distribute smart prepaid cards for use by a state, local government, or gun dealer to compensate individuals who dispose of firearms. Additionally, the bill establishes a new criminal offense for using or accepting a smart prepaid card in the acquisition or transfer of a firearm or ammunition. A violator is subject to a fine, up to two years in prison, or both.

Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2019

Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]
Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]
Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-03-07	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2511)
2019-02-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-02-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1279/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1279/BILLS-116hr1279ih.pdf