To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all firearms are traceable, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all firearms are traceable, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Trade, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H6A775A767C8540FEA01B537D3CAE8470: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ghost Guns and Untraceable Firearms Act of 2023.
- Section H71C4F3BD7BE44DDCA815D3AF65E5C987: 2. Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that— irrespective of the enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has...
- Section HD0A72497DF7D4DFDB74AB721B48059D9: 3. Requirement that all firearms be traceable Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (10), by adding at the end the...
- Section H02D92D7F4A854B839C97A8623F7EFDF5: 4. Modernization of the prohibition on undetectable firearms Section 922(p) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (1)— in the matter...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all firearms are traceable, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Trade, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all firearms are traceable, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Espaillat (for himself, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Schneider, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any material that creates a magnetic field equivalent to or more than 3.7 ounces of 17–4 pH stainless steel. in paragraph (3)— in the first sentence, by inserting , including a prototype, after of a firearm
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