To establish a task force to address the national security and safety issues presented by the manufacturing of prohibited firearms, munitions, and related materials through the use of 3-D printing technology, to prohibit the use of 3-D printing technology to make a firearm, ammunition, or a component of a firearm or ammunition, and to prohibit the possession or transfer of a firearm, ammunition, or component so made, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-7016House of Representatives
Updated: Nov 15, 2018

Summary

Protect Lives and Stop the Imminent Chaos Act or the PLASTIC Act This bill establishes new criminal offenses for making a firearm, ammunition, or component using a three-dimensional (3-D) printer, or for transferring or possessing a firearm, ammunition, or component that was made using a 3-D printer. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 50 years, or both. Additionally, the bill establishes a task force to address the national security and safety issues involving 3-D printer technology.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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