3.0.0 3171 2023-01-11T13:33:15Z 2023-01-11T13:33:15Z Senate S 2016-07-12 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-07-12T21:44:35Z Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016 114 5739 HR 2016-07-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2016-07-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2016-07-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2016-07-12 True Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives Retail and wholesale trades Trade restrictions Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2016-07-12 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-21T18:10:45Z Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies Act of 2016 or the HEART Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly transfer, loan, or dispose of a machinegun or semiautomatic assault weapon to an individual who is known or reasonably believed to be less than 16 years of age.

It defines the term "semiautomatic assault weapon."

A violator is subject to a fine, up to 10 years in prison, or both.

]]> HEART Act Display Title HEART Act Short Titles as Introduced HEART Act Short Titles as Introduced Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the transfer, loan, or other disposition of a machinegun or semiautomatic assault weapon to an individual under 16 years of age. Introduced in Senate 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3171is/xml/BILLS-114s3171is.xml 2016-07-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.