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H.R. 810: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017

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H.R. 810: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-01 · 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 2017-02-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · 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.
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Official title

Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017

Plain summary

Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish stand-alone criminal offenses for trafficking in firearms and straw purchasing of firearms. The bill expands the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition) to include persons who intend: (1) to sell or transfer a firearm or ammunition to a prohibited person, (2) to sell or transfer a firearm to further a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense, or (3) to unlawfully export. It increases the maximum prison term for the sale or transfer of a firearm to or the receipt or possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The bill revises the existing prohibition on transferring a firearm knowing that it will be used to commit a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense. It broadens the scope of the prohibition and increases the maximum prison term for a violator. The bill also revises the existing prohibition on smuggling a firearm into the United States with the intent to unlawfully import or to promote a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense. It broadens the scope of the prohibition and increases the maximum prison term for a violator. Finally, the bill makes it a crime to smuggle a firearm or ammunition out of the United States, or conspire or attempt to do so, with the intent to unlawfully export or to promote a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense.

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Official text

Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · 25 cosponsors

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Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr810 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115