Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019
This bill makes trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense.
A person who commits or conspires to commit a gun trafficking offense is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term of up to 20 years (or up to 25 years, if the person also acted as an organizer), a fine, or both.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-07 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate |
| 2019-03-07 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |