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To amend title 18, United States Code, to require firearm assembly kits to be considered to be firearms.

USA115th CongressHR-1278| House 
| Updated: 3/16/2017
Adriano Espaillat

Adriano Espaillat

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (25)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Ghost Guns Are Guns Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the definition of "firearm" to include any combination of parts designed and intended to be used to convert a device into a firearm and from which a firearm may be readily assembled.
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Timeline
Mar 1, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • March 1, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 1, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 16, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Firearms and explosives

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require firearm assembly kits to be considered to be firearms.

USA115th CongressHR-1278| House 
| Updated: 3/16/2017
Ghost Guns Are Guns Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the definition of "firearm" to include any combination of parts designed and intended to be used to convert a device into a firearm and from which a firearm may be readily assembled.
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Timeline
Mar 1, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • March 1, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 1, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 16, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Adriano Espaillat

Adriano Espaillat

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (25)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Firearms and explosives