# 117-hr-1454: Ghost Guns Are Guns Act

117-hr-1454, Ghost Guns Are Guns Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1454
- Congress: 117
- Title: Ghost Guns Are Guns Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2021-03-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 95
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Ghost Guns Are Guns Act

## Cosponsors (95)

- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2022-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1454 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1454)

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