Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2021
Summary
Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2021 This bill establishes a federal statutory framework to prohibit straw purchasing of firearms, trafficking in firearms, and related conduct. A violator is subject to criminal and civil penalties, including the seizure and forfeiture of the firearms and ammunition involved in the offense, property constituting or derived from proceeds from the offense, and property used to commit or facilitate the offense. The bill authorizes law enforcement to investigate straw purchasing and trafficking in firearms offenses using wiretaps (i.e., authorized interceptions of wire, electronic, or oral communications) and makes the offenses predicate offenses (i.e., underlying offenses) for prosecutions under the federal money laundering statute and the federal racketeering statute.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 22, 2021
Last action Mar 22, 2021
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Committee
1
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick J. Leahy
DDemocratic
Co
Jack Reed
DDemocratic
Co
Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
Co
Susan M. Collins
RRepublican
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