US HB452 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 112-5-1-1)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-28 - 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

Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person, in of affecting interstate commerce: (1) from purchasing, attempting to purchase, or transferring a firearm, with intent to deliver the firearm to another person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is prohibited from possessing a firearm; (2) in purchasing, attempting to purchase, or transferring a firearm, from intentionally providing false or misleading material information on a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) firearms transaction record form; or (3) knowingly directing, promoting, facilitating, or conspiring to commit such a violation. Authorizes an enhanced penalty for someone who organizes or supervises such conduct. Makes exceptions for a firearm that is lawfully acquired: (1) to be given to another person not prohibited from possessing it under federal or state law as a gift; or (2) by a court-appointed trustee, receiver, or conservator on behalf of an estate or creditor, to carry out a bequest, or in an acquisition by intestate succession. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of offenses under this Act.

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Title

Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013

Sponsors

Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]Rep. Ron Barber [D-AZ]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. John Carney [D-DE]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]Rep. Peter King [R-NY]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. John Larson [D-CT]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]Rep. George Miller [D-CA]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]
Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-02-28HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
2013-02-04HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Same As/Similar To

SB179 (Related) 2013-02-12 - Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held.

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