S 14 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Age 21 Act

Introduced Jan 23, 2023 Originated Senate Sponsor Dianne Feinstein D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 23, 2023 Read twice and referred to the 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.

IntroducedJan 23, 2023
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Age 21 Act

This bill raises the minimum age to purchase a large capacity ammunition feeding device or semiautomatic assault weapon from 18 to 21 years of age.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 23, 2023 to Jan 30, 2023, with 22 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Alex Padilla	Original	Jan 23, 2023
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar	Original	Jan 23, 2023
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin	Original	Jan 23, 2023
I-VT	Bernard Sanders	Original	Jan 23, 2023
D-HI	Brian Schatz	Original	Jan 23, 2023
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen	Original	Jan 23, 2023
D-DE	Christopher A. Coons	Original	Jan 23, 2023
D-CT	Christopher Murphy	Original	Jan 23, 2023
D-NJ	Cory A. Booker	Original	Jan 23, 2023
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow	Original	Jan 23, 2023
D-MA	Elizabeth Warren	Original	Jan 23, 2023
D-RI	Jack Reed	Original	Jan 23, 2023
D-OR	Jeff Merkley	Original	Jan 23, 2023
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand	Original	Jan 23, 2023
D-HI	Mazie K. Hirono	Original	Jan 23, 2023

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Actions 2

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Jan 23, 2023Introduced in Senate
Jan 23, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 2

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 698	Assault Weapons Ban of 2023	Related bill	Jun 5, 2023
HR 3155	Protecting the Second Amendment through Responsible Gun Ownership Act	Related bill	May 9, 2023

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Jan 23, 2023Introduced in Senate

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