Ghost Guns Are Guns Act

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Introduced

1 March 2017

Last action

16 March 2017 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10], 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], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]

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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.
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1 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
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16 March 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee

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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