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H.R. 7040 118th Congress House

Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act

Official title: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years.

Introduced: January 18, 2024 Introduced by: Michael Lawler Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Jan 18, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 18, 2024
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 18, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 1061 Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366, with an amendment.
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 Cosponsors 3
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 7, 2024
D'Esposito, Anthony
· Feb 9, 2024
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jan 18, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7040: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7040/
MLA
"H.R. 7040: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7040/.
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H.R. 7040, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7040/.
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[H.R. 7040: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7040/)
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