HOUSE 2674116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Gun Theft Prevention Act
- Last Action
- 6/26/2019
Actions
- 2019-06-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2019-05-15Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3800)
- 2019-05-10Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-05-10Introduced in House
- 2019-05-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-10 (00)
Gun Theft Prevention Act
This bill makes various changes to federal firearms laws related to detecting and deterring the theft of firearms from federally licensed gun dealers.
Among the changes, the bill establishes security requirements for gun dealers; background check requirements for employees of gun dealers; inspection requirements for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and reporting requirements for individual gun owners.
Cosponsors (20)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Brian Higgins (D-NY)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
Subjects
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against property
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Employee hiring
- Firearms and explosives
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Licensing and registrations
- Personnel records
- Retail and wholesale trades
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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