# 114-hr-5739: Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016

114-hr-5739, Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5739
- Congress: 114
- Title: Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2016-07-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly transfer, loan, or dispose of a machinegun or semiautomatic assault weapon to an individual who is known or reasonably believed to be less than 16 years of age. It defines the term "semiautomatic assault weapon." A violator is subject to a fine, up to 10 years in prison, or both.

## Cosponsors (6)

- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-4269: Assault Weapons Ban of 2015
- 114-hr-3706: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3514: WAGE Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5739 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5739)

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- [114-hr-4269: Assault Weapons Ban of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4269)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5739 (as of 2025-11-18).