HR 3373
GHOST Act of 2025
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 3373
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To create a system to report the movement of firearm parts across State lines, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Gun Hardware Oversight and Shipment Tracking Act of 2025 GHOST Act of 2025
or the
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Federal Interstate Firearm Parts Reporting System, to assist law enforcement officers in monitoring the shipment or transportation of covered firearm components in interstate or foreign commerce.
Within 5 business days before an entity ships or transports in interstate or foreign commerce a covered firearm component, the entity shall register the shipment or transportation of the covered firearm component by submitting to the Attorney General, in such form and manner determined by the Attorney General, the following information:
The name, physical mailing address, phone number or electronic mail address, and the eligible identification number of the entity.
The name, physical mailing address, phone number or electronic mail address, and the eligible identification number of the intended recipient of the covered firearm component.
The method by which the entity is shipping or transporting the covered firearm component, such as by mail, personal delivery, or delivery by courier, and the name of the shipper or transporter.
A list or manifest of the items in, or a bill of lading with respect to, the package or cargo containing the covered firearm component, prepared by the entity for the shipment or transportation.
any documentation received by the entity with respect to the delivery; and
the date that the recipient received the covered firearm component according to the documentation; or
a certification that the entity has not received the documentation, in which case the entity shall comply with subparagraph (A) at the earliest possible opportunity and submit an additional such certification every 5 business days thereafter until—
the entity is able to, and does, comply with subparagraph (A); or
the Attorney General informs the entity that additional certifications are not required.
such information required under paragraph (1) available to the recipient, with a certification that the information is accurate and complete to the best of the ability of the recipient; or
a written assurance provided to the recipient by the entity that shipped or transported the covered firearm component that contains the information required under paragraph (1).
The Attorney General may prohibit an entity from retroactively registering the shipment or transportation of a covered firearm component under subparagraph (A) if the Attorney General—
determines that the entity routinely fails to comply with paragraph (1) and relies on subparagraph (A) for the registration of a shipment or transportation of a covered firearm component; and
provides notice to the entity of the determination described in clause (i).
The Attorney General shall compile and maintain a database containing the information gathered under this section.
The Attorney General may disclose information in the database to any of the following:
A Federal, State, local, Tribal, or foreign law enforcement agency.
A Federal, State, or local prosecutor.
A Federal agency.
An individual with express authorization from an entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (C).
Except as provided under this section, the information gathered by the Attorney General under this section may not be publicly disclosed and shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5.
The Attorney General, and any government entity designated by the Attorney General, may seize a covered firearm component that was, or is being, shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce without registration under subsection (b).
A law enforcement officer under the authority of a State, local, or Tribal law enforcement agency may seize a covered firearm component described in paragraph (1) if the officer certifies to the Attorney General that exigent circumstances, with a reasonable risk of injury or death, existed at the time of seizure that prevented seizure of the covered firearm component after the Attorney General could have designated the officer or agency under paragraph (1).
The Attorney General may use administrative proceedings to provide for the destruction of a covered firearm component seized under paragraph (1) if no person raises an objection to the Attorney General with respect to the destruction.
If a person raises an objection to destruction of a covered firearm component under paragraph (2), the Attorney General may petition the United States district court for the district in which the Attorney General seized the covered firearm component for an order authorizing the destruction, which shall be granted if the court determines that—
the Attorney General did not receive, with respect to the covered firearm component, a registration under subsection (b)(1), a retroactive registration under subsection (b)(4)(A), or a putative registration under subsection (b)(4)(B); and
if the recipient of the covered firearm component had a reasonable opportunity to file a putative registration under subsection (b)(4)(B) with respect to the covered firearm component, the recipient did not file the putative registration.
The Attorney General may prescribe regulations to carry out this section, which may include regulations describing the administrative proceedings referred to in subsection (d)(3).
In this section and section 924(q):
The term covered firearm component
means the barrel, slide, or bolt carrier of a firearm.
The term eligible identification number
means, with respect to an entity—
the identifying number assigned to the entity under section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
the last 4 digits of the social security number of the entity; or
an identification number approved by the Attorney General that uniquely identifies the entity.
Section 924 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
Any person who knowingly violates section 935(e)—
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both; and
if the offense includes the shipment or transportation of not less than 50 covered firearm components as part of a single act, commission, conspiracy, or enterprise, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
The table of contents for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.