Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 4/26/2023
Actions
- 2023-04-26Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2023-04-26Introduced in Senate
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 (16)
- Gary Peters (D-MI)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- John Reed (D-RI)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
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