United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1278 (115th)
Ghost Guns Are Guns Act
Introduced
1 March 2017
Last action
16 March 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsors
Adriano Espaillat, Bradley Schneider, Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Theodore Deutch, Earl Blumenauer, David Cicilline, LUIS GUTIERREZ, Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Tony Cárdenas, Eric Swalwell, James McGovern, Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Darren Soto, Katherine Clark, MICHAEL CAPUANO, TIM RYAN, ALCEE HASTINGS, Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Kathy Castor, Jared Huffman, Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Daniel Lipinski
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
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
1 March 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
1 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 1 March 2017 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 March 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 March 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 1 March 2017
Sponsors
- Adriano Espaillat · D · Sponsor
- Bradley Schneider · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- Theodore Deutch · D · Sponsor
- Earl Blumenauer · D · Sponsor
- David Cicilline · D · Sponsor
- LUIS GUTIERREZ · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
- Tony Cárdenas · D · Sponsor
- Eric Swalwell · D · Sponsor
- James McGovern · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Darren Soto · D · Cosponsor
- Katherine Clark · D · Cosponsor
- MICHAEL CAPUANO · D · Cosponsor
- TIM RYAN · D · Cosponsor
- ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Kathy Castor · D · Cosponsor
- Jared Huffman · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Daniel Lipinski · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Ghost Guns Are Guns Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1278
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1278
- us · 115-hr-1278 · source updated 11 August 2025