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H.R. 4261

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4261, the Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 30, 2025 by Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 30, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 4261 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb4261/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4261 IH: Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-30
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 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).
 .
(b)
Penalty
Section 924(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting  (a)(10),  before  (f) .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-30
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D) sponsors H.R. 4261, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4261 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jun 30, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4261 has taken 2 actions since Jun 30, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 30, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 30, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 4261 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 4261.

Titles

H.R. 4261 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • To amend title 18, United States Code, to make fraudulent dealings in firearms and ammunition unlawful, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act — Display Title
  • Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4261 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, District of Columbia, Government Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE—District of Columbia15—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS—Colorado15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE15—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANGELO VELTRI115
CATHERINE MOUER115
DUDLEY BROWN115
DUSTIN CURTIS115
MARK COLLINS115
TARANEH SCHARDT115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 second_quarter$304.8K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 third_quarter$296.6K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$293.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 first_quarter$289.9K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 fourth_quarter$136.3K4th Quarter - Report
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEBRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEBRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEBRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEBRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE2025 fourth_quarter$40K4th Quarter - Report
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEBRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4261 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4261’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr4261/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com