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S 4606 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Crime prevention Firearms and explosives Government information and archives Smuggling and trafficking

Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2022

Introduced: July 25, 2022 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Jul 25, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 25, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2022

This bill requires federal agencies to develop a strategy to address the trafficking of firearm modification devices that are used to convert weapons into machine guns. It also requires specific reporting on these devices, and it provides for the seizure and forfeiture of proceeds relating to machinegun trafficking.

What's happening now July 25, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 25, 2022
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2022
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 25, 2022
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Padilla, Alex
California · Jul 25, 2022
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 25, 2022
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 25, 2022
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jul 25, 2022
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jul 25, 2022
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 25, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4606: Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4606/
MLA
"S. 4606: Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4606/.
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S. 4606, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4606/.
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