S 1319
118th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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