US Congress Senate Bill 1945 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-2)
Status: Introduced on October 5 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6366-6367)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Keep Americans Safe Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). The bill does not prohibit, with respect to an LCAFD: 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. The bill also amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow 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.

Keep Americans Safe Act

Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-10-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6366-6367)

HB4052 (Related) 2017-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
SB2095 (Related) 2018-03-14 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
HB5077 (Related) 2018-03-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
HB5087 (Related) 2018-03-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
HB5410 (Related) 2018-04-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
HB6297 (Related) 2018-08-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1945/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1945/BILLS-115s1945is.pdf