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119-hr-3373119th Congress
GHOST Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
Introduced
Summary
Would create a federal registry that requires pre-shipment registration and tracking of certain firearm parts. The bill would require registration of the barrel, slide, or bolt carrier before any interstate or foreign shipment and maintain delivery records in a Justice Department database called the Federal Interstate Firearm Parts Reporting System (FIFPRS).
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- Shippers, manufacturers, and sellers would need to register shipments within 5 business days before shipping and provide sender and recipient IDs, contact details, transport method, and a bill of lading. Mail must use registered or certified mail with return receipt or an equivalent signature-for-delivery service. Other carriers must require recipient signature and notify the shipper.
- The Attorney General would compile and maintain the FIFPRS database and grant access to federal, state, local, Tribal, and foreign law enforcement and prosecutors. The bill authorizes seizure of unregistered parts, allows exigent seizures when officers certify a risk of injury or death, and sets administrative and judicial procedures for destruction or review of seized components.
- Recipients can file putative registrations within 5 business days after receipt if the shipper failed to register. Knowingly shipping to evade the registration requirement is a crime punishable by up to 1 year in prison, and up to 10 years if the offense involves 50 or more parts.
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Gun parts database and penalties for evasion
If enacted, the Attorney General would create a national system to track interstate shipments of certain gun parts—barrels, slides, and bolt carriers. Only law enforcement, prosecutors, federal agencies, and people they authorize could access the data, and it would be exempt from public disclosure. It would be a crime to knowingly ship these parts without registration to evade the rules, with fines and up to 1 year in prison, or up to 10 years if 50 or more parts are involved in one act or enterprise. The Attorney General and designated agencies could seize unregistered parts, and state, local, or Tribal officers could seize in emergencies if they certify the risk. Seized parts could be destroyed after an administrative process, or by court order if no valid registration (including retroactive or putative) was filed and the recipient had a fair chance to file one.
Register shipments of key gun parts
If enacted, people or businesses who ship certain gun parts across state lines would need to register before shipping. You would register within 5 business days before you ship and give names, addresses, contact info, ID numbers, the carrier, and a list or bill of lading. Mailings would need registered or certified mail with return receipt; other deliveries must require a signature and delivery notice. Within 5 business days after you submit the registration, you would report the ship date and provide delivery proof, or certify you do not have it and repeat every 5 business days until you do or the Attorney General waives it. If you miss the deadline, you could register within 5 business days after delivery, and recipients could file a putative registration within 5 business days after receipt; the Attorney General could block retroactive filings for repeat violators. These rules would start 120 days after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]
DE • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 6/20/2025
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Roll Call Votes
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