# 119-s-1076: Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2025

119-s-1076, Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1076
- Congress: 119
- Title: Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Stop the import and spread of machinegun conversion devices.** This bill would define those devices and require a coordinated federal strategy to detect, intercept, trace, and report on them.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal plan to stop conversion devices: benefit, low. If enacted, the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Secretary of the Treasury would have 120 days to make and start a strategy to prevent or intercept imports and trafficking of machinegun conversion devices. The plan must improve federal detection, interception, and seizure capac…
- Authorities can seize trafficking proceeds: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would amend the tax code to make proceeds from illegal machinegun trafficking subject to forfeiture. It would define illegal trafficking to include making, importing, exporting, or transferring a machinegun in violation of the chapter or regulations. If enacted, that would let…
- New rules for gun parts makers: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would adopt the Internal Revenue Code definition of “machinegun” and define a “machinegun conversion device.” If a part is designed solely or together with other parts to convert a weapon into a machinegun, it would meet this definition. If enacted, that would raise legal and f…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act
- 119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1076 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1076)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
- [119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-852)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1076 (as of 2026-10-03).