Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act
- Last Action
- 3/25/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2019-01-30Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-01-30Introduced in House
- 2019-01-30Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-30 (00)
Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act
This bill revises the prohibition on undetectable firearms.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale, shipment, delivery, possession, transfer, or receipt of (1) any firearm that, after removal of all parts other than major components, is not as detectable by walk-through metal detectors as the Security Exemplar (an object fabricated for the testing and calibration of metal detectors); or (2) any major component of a firearm that is undetectable by detection devices commonly used at airports for security screenings.
The bill exempts from this prohibition (1) a prototype firearm for detectability testing; (2) any firearm received by, in the possession of, or under the control of the United States; or (3) the manufacture, importation, possession, transfer, receipt, shipment, or delivery of a firearm by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer pursuant to an existing contract with the United States.
Cosponsors (20)
- JAMES LANGEVIN (D-RI)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- MIKE DOYLE (D-PA)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
Subjects
- Aviation and airports
- Firearms and explosives
- Transportation safety and security
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