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HR 5866 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Crimes against property Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Firearms and explosives

Gun Trafficker Detection Act

Introduced: February 12, 2020 Introduced by: Casten, Sean Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 12, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1127-1128)
Feb 12, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gun Trafficker Detection Act

This bill requires gun owners to report the theft or loss of a firearm to law enforcement. It imposes criminal penalties on a violator.

The bill also establishes a private right of action for a person injured by a firearm that is the subject of a violation.

What's happening now March 10, 2020

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 13, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Feb 12, 2020
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Feb 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5866: Gun Trafficker Detection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5866/
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"H.R. 5866: Gun Trafficker Detection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5866/.
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H.R. 5866, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5866/.
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