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US HB 544 119th Congress House

To provide a private right of action against the maker of any component of a ghost gun, and any person who facilitated a sale of the ghost gun, for injury or death resulting from the use of the ghost gun.

Introduced Not law yet bank: none

Not law yet. Pending legislation.

Rep. Torres of New York

Bill summary

Official digest is not on this card.

Now vs if chaptered

NOW: introduced only; referred to House Judiciary; not present law. IF CHAPTERED: a federal civil cause of action against PMF-component makers and sale facilitators would exist; still not a client possessory charge.

Defender utility

Makers/sellers of unfinished frames, kits, and PMF components: this is a pending federal civil overlay, not present PLCAA/922. Federal defenders should not charge from this title. CA PDs: portable as a PMF/ghost-gun analogue next to AB 1263 — not a California charge and not a possessory count.

Who this is for. PMF-component makers and kit sellers tracking a pending federal civil PRA — not a client possessory charge; not present law.

Penalties (if chaptered)

Civil damages, including consequential damages, in the district of injury or death. No criminal 924 overlay in the introduced text. Not in force.

Bank hints

  • PMF
  • ghost-gun
HB-544 Federal PMF ghost-gun civil-PRA manufacturer-duty unserialized not-chaptered AB-1263-peer