Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 5, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 20, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015
Entitles any person who is not otherwise prohibited by federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a knife to transport a knife from any place where such person may lawfully possess, carry, or transport such a knife to any other place where such person may lawfully do so: (1) by motor vehicle if the knife is not directly accessible from the passenger compartment or is in a locked container, glove compartment, or console; or (2) by other means over land or through water or the air if the knife is in a locked container.
Allows any knife or tool designed for enabling escape in an emergency incorporating a blunt tipped safety blade, a guarded blade, or both for cutting safety belts to be carried in the passenger compartment without being secured in a locked container, glove compartment, or console, except in the passenger cabin of aircraft whose passengers are subject to airport screening procedures of the Transportation Security Administration.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2015 to Aug 4, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Jan 27, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jan 27, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Jan 27, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jan 27, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Jan 30, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Aug 4, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jan 20, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 20, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 567 | Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015 | Related bill | Feb 25, 2015 |
| S 1315 | Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015 | Related bill | Aug 28, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 20, 2015Introduced in House
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