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HR 2909 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Crime prevention Firearms and explosives Government information and archives Smuggling and trafficking

Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023

Introduced: April 26, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.
Apr 26, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023

This bill requires the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and the Treasury to develop and implement a strategy to prevent or intercept the importation or trafficking of machinegun conversion devices. The term machinegun conversion device means parts or combinations of parts designed and intended for use in converting a weapon into a machinegun.

The bill also specifies that proceeds derived from the illegal trafficking of a machinegun are subject to seizure and forfeiture.

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1319 Identical bill Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 20
D
Landsman, Greg
Ohio · Oct 11, 2024
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 11, 2024
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 27, 2024
 D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Sep 19, 2024
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Sep 11, 2024
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Aug 30, 2024
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Ramirez, Delia C.
Illinois · Aug 20, 2024
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Chu, Judy
California · Aug 13, 2024
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jun 27, 2024
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 18, 2024
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Apr 17, 2024
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 29, 2024
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 28, 2024
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 31, 2024
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jan 11, 2024
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Brownley, Julia
California · Dec 15, 2023
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Dec 11, 2023
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Dec 11, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 1, 2023
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Apr 26, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2909: Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2909/
MLA
"H.R. 2909: Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2909/.
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H.R. 2909, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2909/.
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[H.R. 2909: Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2909/)
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