3.0.0 1185 2023-01-11T13:36:25Z 2023-01-11T13:36:25Z Senate S 2017-05-18 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-05-18T17:36:08Z Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 115 810 HR 2017-03-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2017-05-18 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3043-3044) IntroReferral 2017-05-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2017-05-18 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-05-18 True Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Border security and unlawful immigration Criminal procedure and sentencing Domestic violence and child abuse Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Firearms and explosives Fraud offenses and financial crimes Immigration status and procedures Law enforcement administration and funding Mental health Organized crime Smuggling and trafficking Terrorism U.S. Sentencing Commission Violent crime Visas and passports Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-05-18 Introduced in Senate 2018-02-26T20:00:22Z Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish stand-alone criminal offenses for trafficking in firearms and straw purchasing of firearms.

The bill expands the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition) to include persons who intend: (1) to sell or transfer a firearm or ammunition to a prohibited person; (2) to sell or transfer a firearm to further a crime of violence, a federal crime of terrorism, or a drug trafficking offense; or (3) to unlawfully export.

It increases the maximum prison term for the sale or transfer of a firearm to or the receipt or possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

The bill revises existing prohibitions on: (1) transferring a firearm knowing that it will be used to commit a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense; and (2) smuggling a firearm into the United States with the intent to unlawfully import or to promote a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense. It broadens the scope of and increases the maximum prison term for violating the prohibitions.

The bill also makes it a crime to smuggle a firearm or ammunition out of the United States, or to conspire or attempt to do so, with the intent to unlawfully export or to promote a crime of violence, a federal crime of terrorism, or a drug trafficking offense.

Finally, the bill prohibits the Department of Justice, or its law enforcement coordinate agencies, from facilitating the transfer of an operable firearm to a known or suspected agent of drug cartel, unless U.S. law enforcement personnel continuously monitor or control the firearm.

]]> Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 Display Title Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1185is/xml/BILLS-115s1185is.xml 2017-05-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3043-3044) 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.