# 115-hr-4168: Closing the Bump-Stock Loophole Act

115-hr-4168, Closing the Bump-Stock Loophole Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4168
- Congress: 115
- Title: Closing the Bump-Stock Loophole Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2017-10-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Closing the Bump-Stock Loophole Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to regulate a reciprocating stock, or any other device which is designed to accelerate substantially the rate of fire of a semiautomatic weapon (i.e., bump stocks) in the same manner as a machine gun. Any person possessing such a device when this bill is enacted must register the device with the ATF within one year of the enactment of this bill, and the registration must be included in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. The bill defines a "semiautomatic weapon" as any repeating weapon that: (1) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round, and (2) requires a separate function of the trigger to fire each cartridge.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2017-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11] (R-MI), 2017-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2017-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 115-hr-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017
- 115-hr-4444: Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-4022: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-4168 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4168)

## Related
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1676)
- [115-hr-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1017)
- [115-hr-4444: Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4444)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-4022: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4022)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4168 (as of 2025-11-18).