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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB8427

  this is an anti-gun bill
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

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

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

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