S 14 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Age 21 Act

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

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2023
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlex PadillaOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJan 23, 2023
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-RIJack ReedOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalJan 23, 2023
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalJan 23, 2023
D-WAPatty MurrayJan 30, 2023
D-VATim KaineJan 30, 2023

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 23, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

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

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S55Dianne Feinstein D-CAJan 23, 2023

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 698Assault Weapons Ban of 2023Related billJun 5, 2023
HR 3155Protecting the Second Amendment through Responsible Gun Ownership ActRelated billMay 9, 2023
S 4278Age 21 ActReintroduction ofMay 19, 2022

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase of certain firearms by individuals under 21 years of age, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Age 21 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. Jan 23, 2023Introduced in Senate

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