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H.R. 2799 · 119th Congress

Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act of 2025

IntroducedCrime and Law Enforcement
IntroducedApr 9, 2025
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Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, Apr 9, 2025: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Ways and Means. It would change 1 section of existing law.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 2799 would change 1 section of existing law. Read from the bill text as introduced in the House (Apr 9, 2025).

26 U.S.C. 5845 Definitions

What the words would change: every change, in place (1)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

  1. 26 U.S.C. 5845(a)changedby H.R. 2799 Sec. 2(b)

    …length of less than 26 inches or a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length; (5) any other weapon, as defined in subsection (e); (6) a machinegun; (7) any silencer (as defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code); and (8) a destructive device(8) a destructive device; and (9) a semi-automatic firearm, as defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code, that is modified as described in section 922(v)(1)(C) of such title. The term "firearm" shall not include an antique firearm or any device (other than a machinegun or destructive device) which, although designed as a weapon, the Secretary finds by reason of the date of its manufacture, value, design, and…

    The bill says: Section 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking "and (8) a destructive device" and inserting "(8) a destructive device; and (9) a semi-automatic firearm, as defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code, that is modified as described in section 922(v)(1)(C) of such title".

    Bill text · Current law (26 U.S.C. 5845)

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

What it does

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Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act of 2025

This bill generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, receipt, or possession of

• a device that is primarily designed, or redesigned, to increase the rate of fire when attached to a semiautomatic firearm;

• a device, part, or combination of parts that is designed and functions to increase the rate of fire of a firearm; or

• a semiautomatic firearm that has been modified to materially increase the rate of fire or to approximate the action or rate of fire of a machine gun.

Additionally, the bill adds to the list of firearms subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act semiautomatic firearms that have been modified to materially increase the rate of fire or approximate the action or rate of fire of a machine gun.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Apr 9, 2025).

Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

What has happened

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  1. Apr 9, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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  • Gabe Amo D-RI-1
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