Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Mar 14, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedMar 14, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 80 words.
Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2025 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.
Context
- Committees
- House Homeland Security Committee
House Judiciary Committee
House Ways and Means Committee - Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 132 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 682 words
- Latest action
- Mar 14, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 1076 Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2025 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]