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S. 2161 115th Congress Senate

Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to prevent gun trafficking.

Introduced: November 27, 2017 Introduced by: Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCriminal procedure and sentencingFirearms and explosivesSmuggling and traffickingU.S. Sentencing Commission
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 27, 2017
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 Latest action November 27, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense.

A person who commits or conspires to commit a gun trafficking offense is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term of up to 20 years (or up to 25 years, if the person also acted as an organizer), a fine, or both. 

The U.S. Sentencing Commission must review and, if appropriate, amend the sentencing guidelines and policy statements that apply to persons convicted of trafficking in firearms.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2161: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2161/
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"S. 2161: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2161/.
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S. 2161, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2161/.
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