S 2475 115th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives Manufacturing Retail and wholesale trades Trade restrictions

BUMP Act

Introduced: February 28, 2018 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Feb 28, 2018

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts Act of 2018 or the BUMP Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to generally prohibit the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, receipt, or possession of

a device that is primarily designed, or redesigned, to increase the rate of fire when attached to a semiautomatic firearm;
a device, part, or combination of parts that is designed and functions to increase the rate of fire of a firearm; or
a semiautomatic firearm that has been modified to increase the rate of fire.

Additionally, the bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to add semiautomatic firearms to the list of firearms subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act.

What's happening now February 28, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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