[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8427 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8427
To prohibit the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession
of .50 caliber rifles, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 16, 2024
Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Frost, Mrs.
Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee
of California, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Goldman of New
York, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.
Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Takano, Mr. Kim of New Jersey,
and Ms. Brownley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To prohibit the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession
of .50 caliber rifles, and for other purposes.
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 ``Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON RIFLES CAPABLE OF FIRING .50 CALIBER AMMUNITION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in section 922, by adding at the end the following:
``(aa) Rifles Capable of Firing .50 Caliber Ammunition.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), it
shall be unlawful for any person to import, sell, manufacture,
transfer, or possess, in or affecting interstate or foreign
commerce, a rifle capable of firing .50 caliber ammunition.
``(2) Exceptions.--
``(A) Government use.--Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to the importation for, manufacture for, sale to,
transfer to, or possession by the United States, a
department or agency of the United States, a State, or
a department, agency, or political subdivision of a
State, of a rifle capable of firing .50 caliber
ammunition.
``(B) Grandfathered rifles.--Paragraph (1) shall
not apply to the sale, transfer, or possession of any
rifle otherwise lawfully possessed on or before the
date of enactment of the Stop Arming Cartels Act of
2024.''; and
(2) in section 924(a)(1)(B), by striking ``or (q)'' and
inserting ``(q), or (aa)''.
(b) Inclusion of Certain Rifles as Firearms Under National Firearms
Act.--
(1) In general.--Section 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and (8) a destructive
device'' and inserting ``(8) a destructive device; and (9) a
rifle which is capable of firing .50 caliber ammunition and is
lawfully possessed on or before the date of enactment of the
Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2024''.
(2) Effective date.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on
the date which is 12 months after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(B) Registration.--
(i) In general.--Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A) or any other provision of law,
any person possessing a rifle which is capable
of firing .50 caliber ammunition which is not
registered to such person in the National
Firearms Registration and Transfer Record shall
register each such rifle so possessed with the
Secretary in such form and manner as the
Secretary may require within the 12-month
period immediately following the date of
enactment of this Act. No fee or tax shall be
imposed with respect to any registration
required under this subparagraph.
(ii) Inclusion in registry.--Any
registration described in clause (i) shall
become a part of the National Firearms
Registration and Transfer Record. No
information or evidence required to be
submitted or retained by a natural person to
register a firearm under this subparagraph
shall be used, directly or indirectly, as
evidence against such person in any criminal
proceeding with respect to a prior or
concurrent violation of law.
(C) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
(i) National firearms registration and
transfer record.--The term ``National Firearms
Registration and Transfer Record'' means the
registry established pursuant to section 5841
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(ii) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' has
the same meaning given such term under section
7701(a)(11)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
SEC. 3. EXCEPTION TO COVERAGE UNDER PROTECTION OF LAWFUL COMMERCE IN
ARMS ACT.
Section 4(5)(A) of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
(15 U.S.C. 7903(5)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (v), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(vii) an action brought against a
manufacturer or seller that knowingly sells or
transfers a qualified product, or attempts or
conspires to do so, knowing or having
reasonable cause to believe that the
transaction is prohibited under section 805(c)
of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation
Act (21 U.S.C. 1904(c)).''.
SEC. 4. FEDERAL FIREARM PROHIBITOR FOR SIGNIFICANT FOREIGN NARCOTICS
TRAFFICKERS AND CERTAIN OTHER FOREIGN PERSONS.
(a) In General.--Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12);
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
``(11) is--
``(A) a significant foreign narcotics trafficker
publicly identified by the President in a report under
subsection (b) or (h)(1) of section 804 of the Foreign
Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1903); or
``(B) a foreign person designated by the Secretary
of the Treasury under section 805(b) of the Foreign
Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1904(b));
or''; and
(4) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by striking
``(10)'' and inserting ``(11)''.
(b) Conforming Amendments Relating to NICS.--Section 103 of the
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(D), by inserting ``or that
transfer of a firearm or ammunition to the individual would
violate subsection (d)(11) of such section 922'' after
``section 922 of title 18, United States Code,'';
(2) in subsection (e)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or to whom
transfer of a firearm would violate subsection (d)(11)
of such section 922,'' after ``section 922 of title 18,
United States Code or State law,'';
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or that
transfer of a firearm or ammunition to the person would
violate subsection (d)(11) of such section 922,'' after
``section 922 of title 18, United States Code,'';
(C) in subparagraph (F)(iii)(I), by striking ``(g)
or (n)'' and inserting ``(d)(11), (g), or (n)''; and
(D) in subparagraph (G)(i), by striking ``(g) or
(n)'' and inserting ``(d)(11), (g), or (n)'';
(3) in subsection (g), by inserting ``or that transfer of a
firearm to a prospective transferee would violate subsection
(d)(11) of such section 922,'' after ``section 922 of title 18,
United States Code or State law,''; and
(4) in subsection (i)(2)--
(A) by striking ``persons,'' and inserting
``persons who are''; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, or to whom transfer of a firearm would
violate subsection (d)(11) of such section 922''.
SEC. 5. ADDING RIFLES TO MULTIPLE FIREARM SALES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Section 923(g)(3)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``pistols, or revolvers, or any combination of pistols and
revolvers'' and inserting ``pistols, revolvers, or rifles, or any
combination of pistols, revolvers, and rifles''.
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