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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3931
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the definition of school
zone, to prohibit the transfer and possession of ghost guns, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 7, 2023
Mr. TORRES of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the defini-
tion of school zone, to prohibit the transfer and posses-
sion of ghost guns, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Angellyh Yambo Gun
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Free Zone Expansion Act of 2023’’.
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SEC. 2. GUN FREE SCHOOL ZONES.
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Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) in paragraph (26)(B), by striking ‘‘1,000
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feet’’ and inserting ‘‘5,000 feet’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (27), by inserting ‘‘or an early
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childhood education program (as such term is de-
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fined in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of
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1965)’’ before the period.
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITING GHOST GUNS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United
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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(aa) GHOST GUN PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlaw-
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ful for any person to transfer or possess a ghost gun.’’.
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(b) DEFINITION.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United
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States Code, as amended by section 2, is further amended
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by inserting after paragraph (37) the following:
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‘‘(38) The term ‘ghost gun’ means a firearm that
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lacks a unique serial number engraved or cast on the
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frame or receiver of the firearm by a licensed manufac-
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turer or licensed importer in accordance with section
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923(i) of title 18, United States Code, and includes any
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combination of parts designed or intended to be assem-
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bled, or to be used in converting a device, into a firearm.’’.
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