- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 35
- Latest action
- May 13, 2025
What it does
The GHOST Act of 2025 would require entities shipping or transporting certain firearm components—specifically barrels, slides, or bolt carriers—across state lines to register each shipment with the Attorney General before transport, including sender and recipient details, shipping method, and item manifests, and to confirm delivery within five business days. It establishes a federal database to track these shipments, accessible to law enforcement and prosecutors but exempt from public disclosure under FOIA, and authorizes seizure and potential destruction of unregistered components, with criminal penalties for knowing violations—including up to one year in prison, or up to ten years if 50…
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Jill Tokuda
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Andrea Salinas
- Becca Balint
- Dan Goldman
- Danny Davis
- Dave Min
- Derek Tran
- Eleanor Norton
- Emily Randall
- Eric Swalwell
- George Latimer
- Gregorio Casar
- Henry Johnson
- Jennifer McClellan
- Julia Brownley
- LaMonica McIver
- Lloyd Doggett
- Madeleine Dean
- Melanie Stansbury
- Mike Levin
- Nydia Velázquez
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Robert Garcia
- Robin Kelly
- Salud Carbajal
- Sarah Elfreth
- Sarah McBride
- Shri Thanedar
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Timothy Kennedy
- Valerie Foushee
- Veronica Escobar
- Wesley Bell
- Yassamin Ansari
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