Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2023
HR 1361 establishes a federal grant program to fund community gun buyback initiatives. It authorizes $360 million annually (2022-2024) for states, local governments, and licensed gun dealers to conduct buybacks using "smart prepaid cards" loaded with 125% of a firearm's market value. The program prohibits using these cards to purchase guns or ammunition, requires recycling collected firearms within 60 days, and bans resale. It directly affects communities through local programs and licensed dealers participating in the buyback system, with criminal penalties for misusing the cards in firearm transactions.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
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Introduced Mar 3, 2023
Last action Dec 16, 2024
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Dec 16, 2024
Introduced
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. McIver asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1361, a bill originally introduced by Representative Payne, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
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Donald M. Payne, Jr.
DDemocratic
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
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Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Higgins
DDemocratic
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Diana DeGette
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn Ivey
DDemocratic
Co
J. Luis Correa
DDemocratic
Co
Jake Auchincloss
DDemocratic
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