US HB3947 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 177-0)
Status: Introduced on October 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a trigger crank, a bump-fire device, or any part, combination of parts, component, device, attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machine gun. The bill does not prohibit, with respect to such firearm accessories, the importation or manufacture for, sale or transfer to, or possession by a federal, state, or local government. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.
Title
Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-10-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
2017-10-04 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2017-10-04 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7763) |
2017-10-04 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1916 (Same As) 2018-03-14 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3947/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3947/BILLS-115hr3947ih.pdf |