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Untraceable Firearms Act of 2021

Introduced: August 3, 2021 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
Nov 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 11, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Untraceable Firearms Act of 2021

This bill establishes a federal statutory framework to regulate the manufacture, sale, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, and receipt of ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers).

Additionally, the bill revises the federal statutory framework regulating the manufacture, possession, sale, import, shipment, delivery, receipt, and transfer of undetectable firearms. Among the revisions, the bill defines undetectable firearm as a firearm without a major component wholly made of detectable material.

What's happening now November 9, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 7910 Related bill Protecting Our Kids Act
  • S 1558 Identical bill Untraceable Firearms Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 92
All 92 Democratic 75
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 22, 2022
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 16, 2022
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 3, 2022
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 27, 2022
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Jan 20, 2022
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Nov 15, 2021
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Oct 21, 2021
Yarmuth, John
· Oct 15, 2021
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 12, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 22, 2021
Crist, Charlie
· Sep 20, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Sep 17, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Aug 31, 2021
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Aug 31, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Aug 24, 2021
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Aug 17, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Aug 17, 2021
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Aug 17, 2021
Lawrence, Brenda
· Aug 17, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Aug 6, 2021
Perlmutter, Ed
· Aug 3, 2021
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jul 29, 2021
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jul 28, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Jul 19, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 19, 2021
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Jul 19, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 19, 2021
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Jul 19, 2021
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Jun 22, 2021
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jun 15, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 14, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 11, 2021
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Jun 11, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 11, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 11, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jun 11, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Jun 4, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 4, 2021
Sarbanes, John
· May 18, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 14, 2021
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · May 14, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 14, 2021
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · May 12, 2021
Murphy, Stephanie
· May 12, 2021
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 12, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3088: Untraceable Firearms Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3088/
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"H.R. 3088: Untraceable Firearms Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3088/.
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H.R. 3088, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3088/.
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