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HR 3947 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives Trade restrictions

Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act

Introduced: October 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Oct 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Oct 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 4, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7763)
Oct 4, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a trigger crank, a bump-fire device, or any part, combination of parts, component, device, attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machine gun.

The bill does not prohibit, with respect to such firearm accessories, the importation or manufacture for, sale or transfer to, or possession by a federal, state, or local government.

A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.

What's happening now October 4, 2017

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 101
All 101 Democratic 92
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Dec 12, 2018
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 26, 2017
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 26, 2017
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Oct 11, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 11, 2017
Delaney, John
· Oct 10, 2017
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 10, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· Oct 6, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 6, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 6, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 6, 2017
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Oct 4, 2017
BRADY, ROBERT
· Oct 4, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 4, 2017
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Oct 4, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 4, 2017
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 4, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 4, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Oct 4, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 4, 2017
Esty, Elizabeth
· Oct 4, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3947/
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"H.R. 3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3947/.
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H.R. 3947, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3947/.
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