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
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.