BUMP Act
Senate BUMP Act Would Ban Machinegun Conversion Devices and Fast-Fire Gun Modifications
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Would ban devices and parts meant to make a semi-automatic gun fire much faster, including items that mimic a machinegun’s firing speed.
- Would also ban owning or selling a semi-automatic gun that has been modified to fire much faster or act like a machinegun.
- After the law takes effect, people would have 120 days before the ban applies to importing, selling, making, transferring, receiving, or possessing these items.
- People who already legally own a gun modified this way before the law is enacted would have to register it, then could keep it if it stays registered.
- The ban would not apply to guns and equipment handled under the authority of federal, state, local, or Tribal government agencies.
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Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
BUMP Act
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