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S 1374 119th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

BUMP Act

Introduced: April 9, 2025 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Apr 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts Act or the BUMP Act

This bill generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, receipt, or possession of

  • a device that is primarily designed, or redesigned, to increase the rate of fire when attached to a semiautomatic firearm;
  • a device, part, or combination of parts that is designed and functions to increase the rate of fire of a firearm; or
  • a semiautomatic firearm that has been modified to materially increase the rate of fire or to approximate the action or rate of fire of a machine gun.

Additionally, the bill adds to the list of firearms subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act semiautomatic firearms that have been modified to materially increase the rate of fire or approximate the action or rate of fire of a machine gun.

What's happening now April 9, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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