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H.R. 4278: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015

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H.R. 4278: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-12-16 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-12-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015

Plain summary

Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015 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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Official text

Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · 29 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Al Green (D-TX), Betty McCollum (D-MN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4278 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114