Keep Americans Safe Act
Latest action · Oct 19, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedApr 14, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Keep Americans Safe Act
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD).
The bill does not prohibit certain conduct with respect to an LCAFD, including the following:
- 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 of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD.
Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification and the date of manufacture.
Additionally, the bill allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender an LCAFD under a buy-back program.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2021 to Jun 28, 2022; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Apr 14, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Apr 14, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 24, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jun 28, 2022 |
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 Apr 14, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Oct 19, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Apr 14, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 14, 2021Referred 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. 167, no. 64, April 14, 2021, page H1790.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46233 | Dynamic Scoring in the Congressional Budget Process | Report | Mar 6, 2023 |
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 736 | Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 | Related bill | Mar 11, 2021 |
| S 1108 | Keep Americans Safe Act | Identical bill | Apr 14, 2021 |
| HR 1186 | Keep Americans Safe Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 10, 2019 |
| HR 1808 | Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 | Related bill | Aug 1, 2022 |
| HR 7910 | Protecting Our Kids Act | Related bill | Jun 9, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Keep Americans Safe Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2021Introduced 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.
