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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 584 

To require face-to-face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases 

of ammunition. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 26, 2023 

Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. MFUME, Mr. CARSON, Mr. 

QUIGLEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. LEE of 

California, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, and Mr. IVEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require face-to-face purchases of ammunition, to require 

licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting 

regarding bulk purchases of ammunition. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Online Ammuni5 tion Sales Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON PURCHASES OF AMMUNITION. 

7 (a) LICENSING OF AMMUNITION DEALERS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 923(a) of title 18, 

2 United States Code, is amended in the matter pre3 ceding paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by strik4 ing ‘‘, or importing or manufacturing’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘or’’. 

6 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

7 921(a)(11)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is 

8 amended by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’ after ‘‘fire9 arms’’. 

10 (b) REQUIREMENT FOR FACE-TO-FACE SALES OF

11 AND LICENSING TO SELL AMMUNITION.—Section 922 of 

12 such title is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘for any person—’’ and all 

15 that follows through ‘‘(A) except’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘(A) for any person except’’; and 

17 (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in18 serting the following: 

19 ‘‘(B) for— 

20 ‘‘(i) any person except a licensed importer, 

21 licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, to— 

22 ‘‘(I) sell ammunition, except that this 

23 subclause shall not apply to a sale of am24 munition by a person to a licensed imVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:33 Feb 10, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H584.IH H584

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1 porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed 

2 dealer; or 

3 ‘‘(II) engage in the business of im4 porting or manufacturing ammunition, or 

5 in the course of such business, to ship, 

6 transport, or receive any ammunition; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) a licensed importer, licensed manufac8 turer, or licensed dealer to transfer ammunition 

9 to a person unless the licensee, in the physical 

10 presence of the person, has verified the identity 

11 of the person by examining a valid identification 

12 document (as defined in section 1028(d) of this 

13 title) of the person containing a photograph of 

14 the person;’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘or armor16 piercing’’. 

17 (c) LIMIT ON SHIPPING AND TRANSPORTING OF AM18 MUNITION.—Section 922(a)(2) of such title is amended— 

19 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

20 by inserting ‘‘, or to ship or transport any ammuni21 tion,’’ after ‘‘any firearm’’; and 

22 (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or am23 munition’’ after ‘‘a firearm’’. 

24 (d) RECORDKEEPING REGARDING AMMUNITION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 923(g) of such title 

2 is amended— 

3 (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 

4 (i) in the first sentence, by inserting 

5 ‘‘or ammunition’’ after ‘‘other disposition 

6 of firearms’’; and 

7 (ii) in the third sentence, by striking 

8 ‘‘, or any licensed importer or manufac9 turer of ammunition,’’ and inserting ‘‘, or 

10 any licensed importer, manufacturer, or 

11 dealer of ammunition,’’; and 

12 (B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(C) Each licensee shall prepare a report of multiple 

15 sales or other dispositions whenever the licensee sells or 

16 otherwise disposes of, at one time or during any 5 consecu17 tive business days, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition 

18 to an unlicensed person. The report shall be prepared on 

19 a form specified by the Attorney General and forwarded 

20 to the office specified thereon and to the department of 

21 State police or State law enforcement agency of the State 

22 or local law enforcement agency of the local jurisdiction 

23 in which the sale or other disposition took place, not later 

24 than the close of business on the day that the multiple 

25 sale or other disposition occurs.’’. 


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1 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

2 4182(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

3 amended by inserting ‘‘and except as provided in 

4 paragraph (1)(A) and (3)(C) of section 923(g) of 

5 such title,’’ before ‘‘no person holding a Federal li6 cense’’. 

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