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Federal · 119th Congress

HR1456 Gun Trafficker Detection Act

Direction

Firearms storage minorsAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 70%

Requires owners to report lost or stolen firearms to law enforcement or the Attorney General within 48 hours (with civil penalties for failure to do so), which makes it easier for authorities to recover guns that might otherwise reach prohibited persons or minors, so more restrictions on firearms.

Within 48 hours after a person not licensed under this chapter who owns a firearm that has been shipped or transported in, or has been possessed in or affecting, interstate or foreign commerce, discovers or reasonably should have discovered the theft or loss of the firearm, the person shall report the theft or loss to the Attorney General.

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Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 90%

Creates a federal requirement for non-licensees to report lost/stolen firearms within 48 hours, imposes escalating civil penalties for noncompliance, bars repeat violators from receiving firearms for 1-5 years, and updates NICS to enforce those bars, so more restrictions on firearms.

It shall be unlawful for a person who has been twice assessed a civil money penalty under section 924(q) to receive a firearm during the 1-year period that begins with the date of the most recent such assessment.

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  1. Introduced (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. President
  6. Law

Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action
2025-02-21: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Filed
2025-02-21
Committee
Judiciary Committee
Sponsor
Sean Casten D + 24 cosponsors (24 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new federal mandate under 18 USC 922(aa) requiring prompt reporting of lost or stolen firearms by owners, creates civil penalties and a prohibition on receiving firearms after multiple violations (with NICS updates), and requires grant funds for data collection on such reports. These provisions address lost/stolen firearms (a firearms topic) by imposing new requirements and penalties that restrict access and ownership in cases of noncompliance. No provisions address transgender issues, abortion, or immigration enforcement.

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History (3 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-02-21LibraIntroduced in House
2025-02-21LibraIntroduced in House
2025-02-21HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.