Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation would require failed ID technology of firearms 'and' mandatory reporting of all lost or stolen firearms w/criminal penalties.
Title: Stopping the Iron Pipeline Act of 2019
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Civil actions and liability: Crimes against property: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Criminal justice information and records: Department of Justice: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement officers: Right of privacy
Description: Establishes requirements for incorporating passive identification capability into firearms sold in the United States. The term "passive identification capability" means technology that (1) enables identification by a mobile or fixed reading device, and (2) does not transmit an electronic monitoring or tracking signal. Additionally, the bill requires a gun owner to report a lost or stolen firearm to local law enforcement authorities within 48 hours of discovery. A gun owner who fails to report a lost or stolen firearm is subject to penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: March 22, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/930/all-info
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2 sponsors: Nydia Velazquez (D); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 22 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Jan 30 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 30 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 13 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
There have not been any votes on this bill