Senate bill · S. 1531 (119th Congress)
Assault Weapons Ban of 2025
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Adam B. Schiff (U.S. Senator for California, Democratic)
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Summary
Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 This bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action, except for certain shotguns; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; (4) only capable of firing rimfire ammunition; or (5) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model. The bill also exempts from the prohibition the following, with respect to a SAW or LCAFD: importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments; importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials; and possession by a retired law enforcement officer. The bill permits continued possession, sale, or transfer of a grandfathered SAW, which must be securely stored. A licensed gun dealer must conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties. The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD. Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification. Newly manufactured SAWs and LCAFDs must display the date of manufacture. The bill also allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program.
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Committee
House Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. House of Representatives
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Cosponsors
42
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- Democratic41
- Other1
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- Alex Padilla
- Amy Klobuchar
- Andy Kim
- Angela D. Alsobrooks
- Ben Ray Luján
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Charles E. Schumer
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher A. Coons
- Christopher Murphy
- Cory A. Booker
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- Edward J. Markey
- Elissa Slotkin
- Elizabeth Warren
- Gary C. Peters
- Jack Reed
- Jacky Rosen
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Jeff Merkley
- John Fetterman
- John W. Hickenlooper
- Jon Ossoff
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Margaret Wood Hassan
- Maria Cantwell
- Mark R. Warner
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Michael F. Bennet
- Patty Murray
- Peter Welch
- Raphael G. Warnock
- Richard Blumenthal
- Richard J. Durbin
- Ron Wyden
- Ruben Gallego
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Tammy Baldwin
- Tammy Duckworth
- Tim Kaine
- Tina Smith
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Full history
- Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Apr 30, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Apr 30, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Apr 30, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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