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Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-3159| House 
| Updated: 5/12/2021
Donald M. Payne

Donald M. Payne

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (46)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to make grants to states, local governments, or gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs. The BJA may distribute smart prepaid cards for use by a state, local government, or gun dealer to compensate individuals who dispose of firearms. Additionally, the bill establishes a new criminal offense for using or accepting a smart prepaid card in the acquisition or transfer of a firearm or ammunition. A violator is subject to a fine, up to two years in prison, or both.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-1279
Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2019
May 12, 2021
Introduced in House
May 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-1279
    Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2019


  • May 12, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • May 12, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-3159| House 
| Updated: 5/12/2021
Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to make grants to states, local governments, or gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs. The BJA may distribute smart prepaid cards for use by a state, local government, or gun dealer to compensate individuals who dispose of firearms. Additionally, the bill establishes a new criminal offense for using or accepting a smart prepaid card in the acquisition or transfer of a firearm or ammunition. A violator is subject to a fine, up to two years in prison, or both.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-1279
Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2019
May 12, 2021
Introduced in House
May 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-1279
    Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2019


  • May 12, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • May 12, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Donald M. Payne

Donald M. Payne

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (46)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Criminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesRetail and wholesale trades