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Introduced
01/23/2023
01/23/2023
In Committee
01/23/2023
01/23/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2023, proposes to regulate assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. It defines "semiautomatic assault weapon" and prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of such weapons, with certain exceptions for law enforcement, the military, and other authorized users. The bill also requires background checks for transfers of grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapons and allows the use of Byrne grant funds for buy-back programs for these weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (46)
Dianne Feinstein (D)*,
Tammy Baldwin (D),
Michael Bennet (D),
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Cory Booker (D),
Sherrod Brown (D),
Laphonza Butler (D),
Maria Cantwell (D),
Ben Cardin (D),
Tom Carper (D),
Bob Casey (D),
Chris Coons (D),
Catherine Cortez Masto (D),
Tammy Duckworth (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
John Fetterman (D),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Maggie Hassan (D),
John Hickenlooper (D),
Mazie Hirono (D),
Tim Kaine (D),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Bob Menendez (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Chris Murphy (D),
Patty Murray (D),
Jon Ossoff (D),
Alex Padilla (D),
Gary Peters (D),
Jack Reed (D),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Bernie Sanders (I),
Brian Schatz (D),
Chuck Schumer (D),
Jeanne Shaheen (D),
Tina Smith (D),
Debbie Stabenow (D),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Mark Warner (D),
Raphael Warnock (D),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S55) (on 01/23/2023)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/25/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s25/BILLS-118s25is.pdf |
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