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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the illegal modification of firearms, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2475| Senate 
| Updated: 2/28/2018
Jeff Flake

Jeff Flake

Republican Senator

Arizona

Cosponsors (3)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts Act of 2018 or the BUMP Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to generally prohibit 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 increase the rate of fire. Additionally, the bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to add semiautomatic firearms to the list of firearms subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act.
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Timeline
Feb 28, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Feb 28, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • February 28, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 28, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Firearms and explosivesManufacturingRetail and wholesale tradesTrade restrictions

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the illegal modification of firearms, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2475| Senate 
| Updated: 2/28/2018
Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts Act of 2018 or the BUMP Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to generally prohibit 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 increase the rate of fire. Additionally, the bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to add semiautomatic firearms to the list of firearms subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act.
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Timeline
Feb 28, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Feb 28, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • February 28, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 28, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jeff Flake

Jeff Flake

Republican Senator

Arizona

Cosponsors (3)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Finance Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Firearms and explosivesManufacturingRetail and wholesale tradesTrade restrictions