HR 5134
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Firearms and explosives
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Retail and wholesale trades
STOP Straw Purchases Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 1, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
STOP Straw Purchases Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish new offenses:
- for inducing another person to make false statements to a licensed gun dealer about the actual identity of a firearm purchaser, and
- for obtaining a firearm by inducing another person to make false statements to a licensed gun dealer claiming to be the actual firearm purchaser.
Additionally, it establishes an enhanced penalty for a criminal offense involving a false statement to a licensed gun dealer in connection with a firearm acquisition, if the false statement misrepresents the actual identify of a firearm purchaser.
Finally, the bill directs the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to include, on the Firearms Transaction Record form, a statement outlining penalties for acting as the straw purchaser of a firearm.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1