H.R. 5134 · 115th Congress
STOP Straw Purchases Act
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This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish new offenses:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 1, 2018
STOP Straw Purchases Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish new offenses:
- for inducing another person to make false statements to a licensed gun dealer about the actual identity of a firearm purchaser, and
- for obtaining a firearm by inducing another person to make false statements to a licensed gun dealer claiming to be the actual firearm purchaser.
Additionally, it establishes an enhanced penalty for a criminal offense involving a false statement to a licensed gun dealer in connection with a firearm acquisition, if the false statement misrepresents the actual identify of a firearm purchaser.
Finally, the bill directs the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to include, on the Firearms Transaction Record form, a statement outlining penalties for acting as the straw purchaser of a firearm.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: STOP Straw Purchases Act
Latest action (Mar 20, 2018): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 1, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.