Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2021

Summary

Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2021 This bill establishes a federal statutory framework to prohibit straw purchasing of firearms, trafficking in firearms, and related conduct. A violator is subject to criminal and civil penalties, including the seizure and forfeiture of the firearms and ammunition involved in the offense, property constituting or derived from proceeds from the offense, and property used to commit or facilitate the offense. The bill authorizes law enforcement to investigate straw purchasing and trafficking in firearms offenses using wiretaps (i.e., authorized interceptions of wire, electronic, or oral communications) and makes the offenses predicate offenses (i.e., underlying offenses) for prosecutions under the federal money laundering statute and the federal racketeering statute.

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Timeline

1. 22 March 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 22 March 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 March 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 March 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 22 March 2021

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Sponsors

• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• John Reed · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Gun Trafficking Prohibition Act
• related to ← Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2019