Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Gun Theft Prevention Act
Description: To enhance safety and security at federally licensed gun shops, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Last Action Date: June 25, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Federal Firearm Licensee Act
Description: A bill to modernize the business of selling firearms.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 11, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: To require the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of federally licensed firearms dealers with a high number of short time-to-crime firearm traces, and to prohibit Federal departments and agencies from contracting with such dealers.
Description: To require the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of federally licensed firearms dealers with a high number of short time-to-crime firearm traces, and to prohibit Federal departments and agencies from contracting with such dealers.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Last Action Date: June 14, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Stop the BIS Rule Act Stop the Bureaucratic Ineptitude Shuttering Respectable and Upstanding Lawful Exporters Act
Description: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the interim final rule of the Bureau of Industry and Security relating to enhancing the control structure for firearms and related items and advancing human rights issued on April 26, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 34680).
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Last Action Date: May 1, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Destroy Zombie Guns Act
Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve firearm destruction practices, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 20, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Prevent Illegal Gun Resales Act
Description: To improve the licensing requirements for the retail sale of firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 29, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Fighting Irrational Regulatory Enforcement to Avert Retailers' Misfortune Act FIREARM Act
Description: To provide firearm licensees an opportunity to correct statutory and regulatory violations, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: February 28, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: FIREARM Act Fighting Irrational Regulatory Enforcement to Avert Retailers' Misfortune Act
Description: A bill to provide firearm licensees an opportunity to correct statutory and regulatory violations, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: February 27, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Identify Gun Stores Act
Description: To prohibit States from prohibiting or otherwise deterring the usage of any merchant category code established by the International Organization for Standardization, including codes that identify firearm merchants and ammunition merchants.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Last Action Date: February 14, 2024
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2023
Description: To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last Action Date: December 8, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Gun Suicide Prevention Act
Description: To prohibit the sale of a firearm unless the firearm or packaging carries a label that provides the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
Last Action Date: September 15, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act
Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, to make fraudulent dealings in firearms and ammunition unlawful, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 13, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act
Description: To create and disseminate best practices regarding safe firearm storage, to create a grant program for the distribution of safe storage devices, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 27, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Safe Storage Saves Lives Act
Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, to require a gun lock to be provided to every firearm purchaser.
Last Action: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2997-2998)
Last Action Date: June 21, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2023
Description: To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 6, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act
Description: To prevent the illegal sale of firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 5, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act
Description: A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 16, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act
Description: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 14, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Federal Firearm Licensee Act
Description: To modernize the business of selling firearms.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 9, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: AIM Act of 2023 ATF Improvement and Modernization Act of 2023
Description: To remove obstacles to the ability of law enforcement officers to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: February 10, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
Description: To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 1, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: AIM Act of 2023 ATF Improvement and Modernization Act of 2023
Description: A bill to remove obstacles to the ability of law enforcement officers to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: January 26, 2023
Session: 118th Congress
Title: Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act
Description: To improve the procedures of the national instant criminal background check system in the case of firearm transfers by federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers before the completion of the related criminal background check, and to provide for annual reports on default firearm transfers.
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: February 2, 2023
Session: 117th Congress
Title: To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives.
Description: To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Last Action Date: December 20, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act
Description: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to restrict the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice, to transfer business inventory firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 8, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Firearm Industry Crime and Trafficking Accountability Act
Description: To establish reasonable controls on firearms manufacturers and importers, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: November 1, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: AIM Act ATF Improvement and Modernization Act of 2022
Description: To remove obstacles to the ability of law enforcement officers to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: November 1, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: AIM Act of 2022 ATF Improvement and Modernization Act of 2022
Description: A bill to remove obstacles to the ability of law enforcement officers to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 21, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2022
Description: A bill to prevent gun trafficking.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 17, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act
Description: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to restrict the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice, to transfer business inventory firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: November 1, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Gun Suicide Prevention Act
Description: To prohibit the sale of a firearm unless the firearm or packaging carries a label that provides the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Last Action Date: October 1, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: SECURE Firearm Storage Act Safety Enhancements for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective Firearm Storage Act
Description: To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: November 1, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: SECURE Firearm Storage Act Safety Enhancements for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective Firearm Storage Act
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 30, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Gun Theft Prevention Act
Description: To enhance safety and security at federally licensed gun shops, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: November 1, 2022
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2021
Description: A bill to ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 13, 2021
Session: 117th Congress
Title: Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2021
Description: To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers.
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: November 1, 2022
Session: 115th Congress
Title: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act of 2017
Description: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 to revise what are prohibited firearms to include any firearm: (1) that, after removal of all parts other than major components is not as detectable by walk-through metal detectors as the Security Exemplar (an object fabricated for the testing and calibration of metal detectors); or (2) any major component of which, if subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices commonly used at airports for security screening, would not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of the component. The bill modifies the definition of: (1) "major component" to include the barrel of a firearm only in the case of a rifle or shotgun, and (2) "Security Exemplar" to repeal the requirement that it be fabricated within 12 months after enactment of such Act. The bill exempts from undetectable firearms provisions: (1) a prototype firearm for detectability testing; (2) any firearm received by, in the possession of, or under the control of the United States; or (3) the manufacture, importation, possession, transfer, receipt, shipment, or delivery of a firearm by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer pursuant to a contract with the United States. (This replaces the exemption of any firearm that has been certified by the Department of Defense or the Central Intelligence Agency as necessary for military or intelligence applications or that is manufactured and sold exclusively to U.S. military or intelligence agencies.)
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 6, 2017