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HR 1361 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Retail and wholesale trades

Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2023

Introduced: March 3, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Dec 16, 2024
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. McIver asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1361, a bill originally introduced by Representative Payne, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 3, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced in House
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Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2023

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to make grants to states, local governments, or gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs. The BJA may distribute smart prepaid cards for use by a state, local government, or gun dealer to compensate individuals who dispose of firearms.

Additionally, the bill establishes a new criminal offense for using or accepting a smart prepaid card in the acquisition or transfer of a firearm or ammunition. A violator is subject to a fine, up to two years in prison, or both.

What's happening now December 16, 2024

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. McIver asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1361, a bill originally introduced by Representative Payne, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 19
D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Apr 19, 2023
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Apr 19, 2023
 D
Foushee, Valerie P.
North Carolina · Apr 19, 2023
 D
Ivey, Glenn
Maryland · Apr 19, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Apr 19, 2023
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2023
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 3, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 3, 2023
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 3, 2023
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 3, 2023
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 3, 2023
Higgins, Brian
· Mar 3, 2023
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2023
 D
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
California · Mar 3, 2023
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 3, 2023
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 3, 2023
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 3, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 3, 2023
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 3, 2023
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Mar 3, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1361: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1361/
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"H.R. 1361: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1361/.
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H.R. 1361, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1361/.
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