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S. 730 116th Congress Senate

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

Official title: A bill to prevent gun trafficking.

Introduced: March 7, 2019 Introduced by: Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCriminal procedure and sentencingFirearms and explosivesSmuggling and traffickingU.S. Sentencing Commission
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Mar 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 7, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1670 Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019
  • S 3254 Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020
  • HR 5717 Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020
  • HR 6318 Urban Progress Act of 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 730: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-730/
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"S. 730: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-730/.
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S. 730, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-730/.
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