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H.R. 4261House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act

Sponsored by Mary Gay ScanlonRep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)
Introduced June 30, 2025

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The Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act would add a new crime to the federal firearms statutes. It makes it illegal to import, manufacture, or sell guns or ammunition using false or deceptive claims, and also makes it illegal to transmit any communication about such fraudulent activity across state or international lines. The law applies to anyone who engages in these deceptive firearms transactions and adds a specific penalty provision for the new offense.

Key Provisions

  • Amends 18 U.S.C. § 922(a) to create a new prohibited activity (paragraph 10) that bars anyone from importing, manufacturing, or selling firearms or ammunition by false or fraudulent pretenses.
  • Extends the prohibition to any interstate or foreign communication (wire, radio, television) that relates to those fraudulent import, manufacture, or sale activities.
  • Adds a corresponding penalty provision by inserting the new offense into 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(1)(B), establishing criminal penalties for violations.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

June 30, 2025

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Introduced in House

June 30, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

June 30, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 30, 2025

I

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4261

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 30, 2025

Ms. Scanlon (for herself, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Casten, Ms. Norton, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. Carson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to make fraudulent dealings in firearms and ammunition unlawful, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act.

2.

Fraudulent dealings in firearms

(a)

In general

Section 922(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (9), by striking the period and at the end and inserting ; and; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(10)

for any person—

(A)

to import, manufacture, or sell a firearm or ammunition by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises; and

(B)

to transmit or cause to be transmitted, by means of wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any communication relating to the importation, manufacture, or sale described in subparagraph (A).

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(b)

Penalty

Section 924(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting (a)(10), before (f).