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SENATE 1374119th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

BUMP Act

Last Action
4/9/2025

Actions

  • 2025-04-09Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2025-04-09Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2025-04-09 (00)

Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts Act or the BUMP Act

This bill generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, receipt, or possession of

  • a device that is primarily designed, or redesigned, to increase the rate of fire when attached to a semiautomatic firearm;
  • a device, part, or combination of parts that is designed and functions to increase the rate of fire of a firearm; or
  • a semiautomatic firearm that has been modified to materially increase the rate of fire or to approximate the action or rate of fire of a machine gun.

Additionally, the bill adds to the list of firearms subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act semiautomatic firearms that have been modified to materially increase the rate of fire or approximate the action or rate of fire of a machine gun.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Susan Collins (R-ME)
  • Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
  • Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
  • John Fetterman (D-PA)
  • Christopher Coons (D-DE)
  • Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
  • Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
  • John Reed (D-RI)
  • Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
  • Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
  • Richard Durbin (D-IL)
  • Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
  • Alex Padilla (D-CA)
  • Tina Smith (D-MN)
  • Angus King (I-ME)
  • Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
  • Michael Bennet (D-CO)
  • Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
  • Edward Markey (D-MA)
  • Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
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