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HR 1279 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Retail and wholesale trades

Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2019

Introduced: March 5, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 7, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2511)
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to make grants to states, local governments, or gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs. The BJA may distribute smart prepaid cards for use by a state, local government, or gun dealer to compensate individuals who dispose of firearms.

Additionally, the bill establishes a new criminal offense for using or accepting a smart prepaid card in the acquisition or transfer of a firearm or ammunition. A violator is subject to a fine, up to two years in prison, or both.

What's happening now March 25, 2019

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 43
All 43 Democratic 39
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 18, 2019
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 12, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Mar 11, 2019
KING, PETER
· Mar 7, 2019
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 5, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Mar 5, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Mar 5, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· Mar 5, 2019
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 26, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 26, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 26, 2019
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 14, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 14, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 14, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1279: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1279/
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"H.R. 1279: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1279/.
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H.R. 1279, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1279/.
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