Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 12/17/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- 2023-04-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.
- 2023-04-26Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, 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.
- 2023-04-26Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, 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.
- 2023-04-26Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, 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.
- 2023-04-26Introduced in House
- 2023-04-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-04-26 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Daniel Goldman (D-NY)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Becca Balint (D-VT)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Delia Ramirez (D-IL)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Firearms and explosives
- Government information and archives
- Smuggling and trafficking
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