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HR 376 114th Congress House

Home-Assembled Firearms Restriction Act of 2015

Official title: To prohibit the sale, offering for sale, manufacture for sale, distribution in commerce, or import into the United States of certain firearm receiver castings … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the sale, offering for sale, manufacture for sale, distribution in commerce, or import into the United States of certain firearm receiver castings or blanks, assault weapon parts kits, and machinegun parts kits and to prohibit the marketing or advertising of such castings or blanks and kits on any medium of electronic communications.

Introduced: January 14, 2015 See on congress.gov
Commerce Firearms and explosivesMarketing and advertisingProduct safety and quality
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Jan 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Jan 14, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 14, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home-Assembled Firearms Restriction Act of 2015

Considers as a banned hazardous product under the Consumer Product Safety Act: (1) any firearm receiver casting or firearm receiver blank (do-it-yourself assault weapon) that does not meet the definition of a firearm under the federal criminal code at the point of sale but that can be completed after purchase by the consumer to function as a firearm frame or receiver for a semiautomatic assault weapon or machine gun, or (2) an assault weapon parts kit or machine gun parts kit.

Makes it unlawful to market or advertise any of such weapons for sale on any medium of electronic communications, including over the Internet. Requires marketing or advertising violations to be treated as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 8, 2016
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 22, 2016
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 14, 2015
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 14, 2015
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 14, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 14, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 376: Home-Assembled Firearms Restriction Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-376/
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"H.R. 376: Home-Assembled Firearms Restriction Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-376/.
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H.R. 376, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-376/.
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