HR 9207 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Keep Americans Safe Act

Introduced Oct 21, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Diana DeGette D-CO

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Latest action · Oct 21, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

  1. IntroducedOct 21, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 106

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 21, 2022 to Nov 16, 2022; 103 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalOct 21, 2022
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalOct 21, 2022
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalOct 21, 2022
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalOct 21, 2022
D-TXAl GreenOriginalOct 21, 2022
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalOct 21, 2022
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalOct 21, 2022
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalOct 21, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalOct 21, 2022
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalOct 21, 2022
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalOct 21, 2022
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalOct 21, 2022
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalOct 21, 2022
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalOct 21, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalOct 21, 2022
Show all 106 cosponsors

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Oct 21, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 21, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Oct 21, 2022Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 allows Congress to make all laws ``which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution'' any ``other'' powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 166, October 21, 2022, page H8409.

Related bills 6

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 625Keep Americans Safe ActReintroduced BillJan 30, 2023
S 736Assault Weapons Ban of 2021Related billMar 11, 2021
S 1108Keep Americans Safe ActRelated billApr 14, 2021
HR 1808Assault Weapons Ban of 2022Related billAug 1, 2022
HR 2510Keep Americans Safe ActRelated billOct 19, 2021
HR 7910Protecting Our Kids ActRelated billJun 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.

  1. Oct 21, 2022Introduced in House

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