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S 1319 118th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023

Introduced: April 26, 2023 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Apr 26, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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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 April 26, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2909 Identical bill Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 13
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 26, 2023
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 26, 2023
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Apr 26, 2023
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 26, 2023
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2023
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Apr 26, 2023
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Padilla, Alex
California · Apr 26, 2023
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 26, 2023
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 26, 2023
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 26, 2023
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Apr 26, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 26, 2023
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 26, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1319: Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1319/
MLA
"S. 1319: Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1319/.
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S. 1319, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1319/.
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[S. 1319: Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1319/)
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