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HR4270Referred to Committee

Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-06-30
Introduced
27
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Norma J. Torres
Norma J. Torres
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.6% (551 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/T000474

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (27)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Adam Smith (D-WA-9)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Diana DeGette (D-CO-1)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Juan Vargas (D-CA-52)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8)Original· 2025-06-30
  • Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4)Original· 2025-06-30
  • James A. Himes (D-CT-4)· 2025-09-16
  • Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10)· 2025-09-16
  • Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7)· 2025-12-03
  • Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1)· 2025-12-03
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2026-04-28

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-06-30

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-06-30

Previously

  • Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-06-30

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would require gun dealers to report multiple firearm sales to federal law enforcement authorities more quickly and efficiently using updated electronic systems, rather than the current manual reporting methods. This change would help federal agents track patterns of bulk gun purchases that might indicate illegal trafficking or straw purchases (where someone buys guns for people prohibited from owning them). Gun dealers and law enforcement agencies would be the primary groups affected by these new reporting requirements.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
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