H.R. 4221

119 HR 4221 IH: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-27
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4221  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 27, 2025   Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act  .
2.
Modernization of the prohibition on undetectable firearms
Section 922(p) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  grips, stocks, and magazines, is not as detectable as the Security Exemplar, by walk-through metal detectors calibrated and operated to detect the Security Exemplar  and inserting  all parts other than major components, does not contain detectable material ; and
(B)
in subparagraph (B), by striking  when subjected to inspection by the types of x-ray machines commonly used at airports, does not generate  and inserting the following:  if subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices commonly used at airports for security screening, would not generate ;
(2)
in paragraph (2)—
(A)
by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
(B)
the term  major component , with respect to a firearm—
(i)
means the slide or cylinder, or the frame or receiver of the firearm; and
(ii)
in the case of a rifle or shotgun, includes the barrel of the firearm; and
 ; and
(B)
by striking subparagraph (C) and the proviso that follows and inserting the following:
(C)
the term  detectable material  means material that produces a magnetic field that is equivalent in strength to the magnetic field produced by 3.7 ounces of 17–4 PH stainless steel.
 ;
(3)
in paragraph (3)—
(A)
in the first sentence, by inserting after  of a firearm  the following:  , including a prototype, ; and
(B)
by striking the second sentence; and
(4)
in paragraph (5), by striking  shall not apply to any firearm which  and all that follows and inserting the following:
shall not apply to—
(A)
any firearm received by, in the possession of, or under the control of the United States; or
(B)
the manufacture, importation, possession, transfer, receipt, shipment, or delivery of a firearm by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer pursuant to an existing contract with the United States.
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