Federal · 119th Congress

HR2799 Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act of 2025

Direction

Firearms weapon accessory restrictionsAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 95%

Prohibits devices and modifications that increase the rate of fire of semiautomatic firearms or approximate machinegun action, and requires registration of previously modified firearms under the National Firearms Act, so more restrictions on firearm accessories and modifications.

it shall be unlawful for any person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, receive, or possess, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce-- (A) any manual, power-driven, or electronic device primarily designed, or redesigned, so that when the device is attached to a semi-automatic firearm the device-- (i) materially increases the rate of fire of the firearm; or (ii) approximates the action or rate of fire of a machinegun;

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Firearms otherAI label

No change to gun access model confidence 80%

Defines 'semiautomatic firearm' in statute and creates a registration pathway for certain pre-existing modified firearms, which is a technical and transitional measure but does not alter the overall restrictive effect of the prohibitions.

The term `semiautomatic firearm' means any firearm that-- (A) upon initiating the firing sequence, fires the first chambered cartridge and uses a portion of the energy of the firing cartridge to-- (i) extract the expended cartridge case; (ii) chamber the next round; and (iii) prepare the firing mechanism to fire again; (B) requires a separate pull, release, push, or initiation of the trigger to fire each cartridge; and (C) is not a machinegun.

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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action: 2025-04-09: 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.
Filed: 2025-04-09
Committee: Ways and Means Committee
Sponsor: Dina Titus D + 152 cosponsors (151 D, 1 R)

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds prohibitions on bump stocks, rate-increasing devices, and modifications to semiautomatic firearms that mimic machinegun fire, plus NFA registration for modified guns, directly restricting firearm accessories and modifications under the firearms topic. No provisions address transgender issues, abortion, or immigration enforcement.

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Text versions

Introduced in House 2025-04-09

History (4 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-09	Libra	Introduced in House
2025-04-09	Libra	Introduced in House
2025-04-09	House	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.
2025-04-09	House	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.