HR 4269 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Assault Weapons Ban of 2015

Introduced Dec 16, 2015 Originated House Sponsor David N. Cicilline D-RI

Latest action · Jan 15, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Progress

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IntroducedDec 16, 2015
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Assault Weapons Ban of 2015

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make 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; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; or (4) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model.

Additionally, the bill does not prohibit, 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 legislation amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to require law enforcement agencies to be notified when a prohibited person attempts to purchase a grandfathered SAW.

It also amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow 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.

Cosponsors 149

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 16, 2015 to Jun 24, 2016; 123 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-FL	Alan Grayson	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Alan S. Lowenthal	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NJ	Albio Sires	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NC	Alma S. Adams	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-IN	André Carson	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MN	Betty McCollum	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-IL	Bill Foster	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Brad Sherman	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MI	Brenda L. Lawrence	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-PA	Brendan F. Boyle	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Brian Higgins	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-LA	Cedric L. Richmond	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-ME	Chellie Pingree	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-FL	Corrine Brown	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-IL	Danny K. Davis	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NC	David E. Price	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-FL	Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CO	Diana DeGette	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NJ	Donald Norcross	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-VA	Donald S. Beyer, Jr.	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MD	Donna F. Edwards	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Doris O. Matsui	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Eliot L. Engel	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CT	Elizabeth H. Esty	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Eric Swalwell	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-FL	Frederica S. Wilson	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Grace Meng	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-WI	Gwen Moore	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Hakeem S. Jeffries	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Jackie Speier	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CT	James A. Himes	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-RI	James R. Langevin	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Janice Hahn	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Jared Huffman	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-WA	Jim McDermott	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CT	Joe Courtney	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-KY	John A. Yarmuth	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CT	John B. Larson	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-DE	John C. Carney, Jr.	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MI	John Conyers, Jr.	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MD	John K. Delaney	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MD	John P. Sarbanes	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Jose E. Serrano	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Joseph Crowley	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MA	Joseph P. Kennedy III	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Juan Vargas	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Judy Chu	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Julia Brownley	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Karen Bass	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MA	Katherine M. Clark	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Kathleen M. Rice	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MN	Keith Ellison	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Lois Capps	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-FL	Lois Frankel	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Louise McIntosh Slaughter	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Lucille Roybal-Allard	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-IL	Luis V. Gutierrez	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-TX	Marc A. Veasey	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-OH	Marcia L. Fudge	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnier	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-WI	Mark Pocan	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Mark Takano	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-PA	Matt Cartwright	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MA	Michael E. Capuano	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-PA	Michael F. Doyle	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Michael M. Honda	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NM	Michelle Lujan Grisham	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-IL	Mike Quigley	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MA	Niki Tsongas	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Nita M. Lowey	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Norma J. Torres	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Nydia M. Velázquez	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Paul Tonko	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Pete Aguilar	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MA	Richard E. Neal	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-PA	Robert A. Brady	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-IL	Robin L. Kelly	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CT	Rosa L. DeLauro	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-AZ	Ruben Gallego	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Sam Farr	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MI	Sander M. Levin	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MA	Seth Moulton	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-VI	Stacey E. Plaskett	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MD	Steny H. Hoyer	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-TN	Steve Cohen	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Steve Israel	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Susan A. Davis	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-OR	Suzanne Bonamici	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-IL	Tammy Duckworth	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Ted Lieu	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-FL	Theodore E. Deutch	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Tony Cárdenas	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-MA	William R. Keating	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Xavier Becerra	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren	Original	Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Sean Patrick Maloney		Jan 5, 2016
D-NV	Dina Titus		Jan 11, 2016
D-WA	Adam Smith		Jun 15, 2016
D-TX	Al Green		Jun 15, 2016
D-TX	Beto O'Rourke		Jun 15, 2016
D-PA	Chaka Fattah		Jun 15, 2016
D-MI	Daniel T. Kildee		Jun 15, 2016
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.		Jun 15, 2016
D-CO	Ed Perlmutter		Jun 15, 2016
D-NC	G. K. Butterfield		Jun 15, 2016
D-FL	Kathy Castor		Jun 15, 2016
D-IA	David Loebsack		Jun 16, 2016
D-MO	Emanuel Cleaver		Jun 16, 2016
D-SC	James E. Clyburn		Jun 16, 2016
D-OH	Marcy Kaptur		Jun 16, 2016
D-WA	Rick Larsen		Jun 16, 2016
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson		Jun 20, 2016
D-GA	John Lewis		Jun 20, 2016
D-OH	Joyce Beatty		Jun 20, 2016
D-HI	Mark Takai		Jun 20, 2016
D-TX	Ruben Hinojosa		Jun 20, 2016
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay		Jun 20, 2016
D-GA	David Scott		Jun 22, 2016
D-CA	Jerry McNerney		Jun 22, 2016
D-IN	Peter J. Visclosky		Jun 22, 2016
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene		Jun 24, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Dec 16, 2015
	Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee	Referred Jan 15, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 15, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Dec 16, 2015Introduced in House
Dec 16, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H4672	Alan Grayson D-FL	Jul 12, 2016
Extensions	Debate and remarks E953	Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX	Jun 20, 2016
House	Debate and remarks H3835	Janice Hahn D-CA	Jun 15, 2016

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 183, December 16, 2015, page H9375.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Assault Weapons Ban of 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Dec 16, 2015Introduced in House

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