H.R. 2554: Stop Gun Trafficking and Strengthen Law Enforcement Act of 2011
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H.R. 2554: Stop Gun Trafficking and Strengthen Law Enforcement Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-07-15 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-07-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Stop Gun Trafficking and Strengthen Law Enforcement Act of 2011
Plain summary
Stop Gun Trafficking and Strengthen Law Enforcement Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person from: (1) receiving, or transferring or otherwise disposing of to one or more individuals, two or more firearms that have been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such conduct will result in the disposing of one or more such firearms to an individual whose possession or receipt of the firearm would be unlawful or who intends to or will use, carry, possess, or dispose of the firearm unlawfully; (2) knowingly directing, promoting, or facilitating such conduct; or (3) conspiring to commit such conduct.
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Official text
Stop Gun Trafficking and Strengthen Law Enforcement Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] · 30 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Judy Chu (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James A. Himes (D-CT), Al Green (D-TX), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2554.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2554 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112