To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3613| House
| Updated: 9/6/2017
Donald M. Payne
Democratic Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (36)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to make grants to states, local governments, or gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs. The BJA may distribute smart prepaid cards for use by a state, local government, or gun dealer to compensate individuals who dispose of firearms. Additionally, the bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to use or accept a smart prepaid card in the acquisition or transfer of a firearm or ammunition. A violator is subject to a fine, up to two years in prison, or both.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement administration and fundingRetail and wholesale trades
To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3613| House
| Updated: 9/6/2017
Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to make grants to states, local governments, or gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs. The BJA may distribute smart prepaid cards for use by a state, local government, or gun dealer to compensate individuals who dispose of firearms. Additionally, the bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to use or accept a smart prepaid card in the acquisition or transfer of a firearm or ammunition. A violator is subject to a fine, up to two years in prison, or both.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Donald M. Payne
Democratic Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (36)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Criminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement administration and fundingRetail and wholesale trades