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National Crime Gun Identification Act

Introduced: February 7, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 7, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Crime Gun Identification Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit firearm licensees from manufacturing, importing, or transferring a semiautomatic pistol that is not capable of microstamping ammunition. Deems a pistol capable of microstamping ammunition if: (1) a microscopic array of characters that identify the make, model and serial number of the pistol is etched into the breech face and firing pin of the pistol; and (2) when ammunition is fired from the pistol, the characters are copied from the breech face and firing pin onto the cartridge case of the ammunition.

What's happening now February 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2605 Related bill A bill to require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be cap…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Aug 1, 2008
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 15, 2008
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 16, 2008
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 2, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 2, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5266: National Crime Gun Identification Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5266/
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"H.R. 5266: National Crime Gun Identification Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5266/.
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H.R. 5266, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5266/.
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