[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 376 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 376

    To prohibit the sale, offering for sale, manufacture for sale, 
 distribution in commerce, or import into the United States of certain 
  firearm receiver castings or blanks, assault weapon parts kits, and 
 machinegun parts kits and to prohibit the marketing or advertising of 
     such castings or blanks and kits on any medium of electronic 
                            communications.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 14, 2015

    Mr. Honda (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Kelly of 
 Illinois, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Schakowsky, 
 and Mrs. Capps) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit the sale, offering for sale, manufacture for sale, 
 distribution in commerce, or import into the United States of certain 
  firearm receiver castings or blanks, assault weapon parts kits, and 
 machinegun parts kits and to prohibit the marketing or advertising of 
     such castings or blanks and kits on any medium of electronic 
                            communications.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Home-Assembled Firearms Restriction 
Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. DO-IT-YOURSELF ASSAULT WEAPON BAN.

    (a) Banned Hazardous Products.--Notwithstanding section 3(a)(5)(E) 
of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)(E)), the 
following shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 
of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2057):
            (1) A firearm receiver casting or firearm receiver blank 
        that--
                    (A) at the point of sale does not meet the 
                definition of a firearm in section 921(a) of title 18, 
                United States Code; and
                    (B) after purchase by a consumer, can be completed 
                by the consumer to the point at which such casting or 
                blank functions as a firearm frame or receiver for a 
                semiautomatic assault weapon or machine gun.
            (2) An assault weapon parts kit.
            (3) A machinegun parts kit.
    (b) Enforcement.--Subsection (a) shall be treated as a ban under 
section 19 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2068).
    (c) Consultation.--In enforcing this section, the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission shall periodically consult with the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives regarding effective 
strategies for and methods of enforcement.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF ADVERTISING DO-IT-YOURSELF ASSAULT WEAPONS.

    (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful to market or advertise, on 
any medium of electronic communications, including over the Internet, 
for the sale of any of the following:
            (1) A firearm receiver casting or firearm receiver blank 
        that--
                    (A) at the point of sale does not meet the 
                definition of a firearm in section 921(a) of title 18, 
                United States Code; and
                    (B) after purchase by a consumer, can be completed 
                by the consumer to the point at which such casting or 
                blank functions as a firearm frame or receiver for a 
                semiautomatic assault weapon or machinegun.
            (2) An assault weapon parts kit.
            (3) A machinegun parts kit.
    (b) Enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.--A violation of 
subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an 
unfair or deceptive act or practice described under section 18(a)(1)(B) 
of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). The 
Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this section in the same manner, 
by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties 
as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a 
part of this Act.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing contained in this Act shall be 
construed to limit the authority of the Federal Trade Commission under 
any other provision of law.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Terms.--For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``assault weapon parts kit'' means any part or 
        combination of parts not designed and intended for repair or 
        replacement but designed and intended to enable a consumer who 
        possesses all such necessary parts to assemble a semiautomatic 
        assault weapon;
            (2) the term ``machinegun parts kit'' means any part or 
        combination of parts designed and intended to enable a consumer 
        who possesses all such necessary parts to assemble a machinegun 
        or convert a firearm into a machinegun;
            (3) the term ``semiautomatic assault weapon'' means--
                    (A) a semiautomatic rifle or semiautomatic shotgun 
                that has the capacity to accept a detachable ammunition 
                magazine; or
                    (B) a semiautomatic pistol that has--
                            (i) the capacity to accept a detachable 
                        ammunition magazine; and
                            (ii) any one of the features described in 
                        subsection (b);
            (4) the term ``machinegun'' has the meaning given such term 
        in section 5845(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
            (5) the term ``semiautomatic pistol'' means any repeating 
        pistol that utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
        cartridge to extract the fixed cartridge case and chamber the 
        next round and requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire 
        each cartridge;
            (6) the term ``semiautomatic rifle'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 921(a)(28) of title 18, United States 
        Code; and
            (7) the term ``semiautomatic shotgun'' means any repeating 
        shotgun that utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
        cartridge to extract the fixed cartridge case and chamber the 
        next round and requires a separate pull of a trigger to fire 
        each cartridge.
    (b) Special Features of a Semiautomatic Pistol.--The special 
features described in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) are--
            (1) an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol 
        outside of the pistol grip;
            (2) a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel 
        extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer;
            (3) a shroud that is attached to, or partially or 
        completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter 
        to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being 
        burned;
            (4) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the 
        pistol is unloaded; and
            (5) a semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm.

SEC. 5. CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting the ability of a 
State to enact more restrictive gun-related laws, or bans on firearm 
receiver castings, firearm receiver blanks, assault weapon parts kits, 
or machinegun parts kits.
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