Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB8427
Legislation Overview
Title: Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2024
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To prohibit the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of .50 caliber rifles, and for other purposes.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Last Action Date: May 16, 2024
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8427/all-info
Sponsors
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32 sponsors: Joaquin Castro (D); Veronica Escobar (D); Maxwell Frost (D); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Nydia Velazquez (D); James McGovern (D); Barbara Lee (D); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D); Jamaal Bowman (D); Daniel Goldman (D); Adriano Espaillat (D); Delia Ramirez (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D); Sylvia Garcia (D); Mark Takano (D); Andy Kim (D); Julia Brownley (D); Gabe Amo (D); Jonathan Jackson (D); Nikema Williams (D); Dean Phillips (D); Rosa DeLauro (D); Seth Magaziner (D); Salud Carbajal (D); Greg Casar (D); Mary Gay Scanlon (D); Jake Auchincloss (D); Juan Vargas (D); Jesus Garcia (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (32 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 16, 2024 | Introduced in House |
| House | May 16, 2024 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 1 2024 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
