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Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019

Introduced: March 11, 2019 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
Apr 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Mar 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019

This bill makes 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.

What's happening now April 12, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 730 Related bill Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019
  • S 3254 Related bill Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020
  • HR 5717 Related bill Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 4, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 11, 2019
KING, PETER
· Mar 11, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1670: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1670/
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"H.R. 1670: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1670/.
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H.R. 1670, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1670/.
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