H.R. 6704: To reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms.
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H.R. 6704: To reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms.
112th Congress · introduced 2012-12-21 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-12-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms.
Plain summary
Amends the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 to: (1) extend the Act for 10 years; and (2) expand such Act to prohibit the manufacture, import, sale, shipment, delivery, possession, transfer, or receipt of any receiver or barrel that is a major component of a firearm and that, when subjected to inspection by the types of x-ray machines commonly used at airports, does not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of the component. Includes such a receiver or barrel within specified exceptions to such prohibition otherwise applicable to undetectable firearms.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr6704.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr6704 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112