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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 28, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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