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HR 6649 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Computers and information technology Digital media Firearms and explosives Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Manufacturing

3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2018

Introduced: August 3, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Aug 3, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 3, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2018

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful to intentionally publish digital instructions for programming a three-dimensional printer to make a firearm.

What's happening now October 9, 2018

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3304 Identical bill 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 19
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Dec 17, 2018
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Oct 30, 2018
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Oct 30, 2018
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 28, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 28, 2018
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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 25, 2018
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 25, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 25, 2018
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Sep 25, 2018
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Sep 7, 2018
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 6, 2018
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 6, 2018
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 6, 2018
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 4, 2018
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Aug 31, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 31, 2018
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Aug 24, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Aug 24, 2018
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Huffman, Jared
California · Aug 10, 2018
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Aug 3, 2018
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Aug 3, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6649: 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6649/
MLA
"H.R. 6649: 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6649/.
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H.R. 6649, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6649/.
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