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HR 4594 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Criminal procedure and sentencing Firearms and explosives

Bumpstocks and Acceleration Devices Act

Introduced: October 1, 2019 Introduced by: Moulton, Seth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Oct 1, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 1, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bumpstocks and Acceleration Devices Act

This bill provides statutory authority for restrictions on the possession or transfer of bump-stock-type devices, acceleration devices, and binary-trigger-type devices that are capable of converting a firearm to automatically shoot multiple rounds without manual reloading by a single function of the trigger. An individual who violates the provisions of this bill is subject to criminal penalties--a fine, a prison term, or both.

What's happening now October 28, 2019

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4594: Bumpstocks and Acceleration Devices Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4594/
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"H.R. 4594: Bumpstocks and Acceleration Devices Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4594/.
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H.R. 4594, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4594/.
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