Raise the Age Act
Latest action · Mar 20, 2018 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.
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Raise the Age Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for a licensed gun dealer, importer, manufacturer, or collector to sell or deliver a semiautomatic center-fire rifle that has the capacity to accept more than five rounds to an individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is under age 21.
The prohibition does not apply if the individual under age 21 is a full-time law enforcement officer or active-duty member of the Armed Forces.
Additionally, the Federal Bureau of Investigation must report to Congress on the operation of its public access line, including the protocols and procedures with respect to information sharing.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2018 to Sep 20, 2018; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 26, 2018 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 7, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Mar 8, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Apr 16, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 23, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | May 23, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 1, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Sep 20, 2018 |
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 Feb 26, 2018 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Feb 26, 2018Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2018Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 34, February 26, 2018, page H1267.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 717 | Raise the Age Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 4, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a Federal firearms licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with exceptions for active duty military personnel and full-time law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Raise the Age Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
