US Congress Senate Bill 66 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S103-104)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; or (4) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model. The bill also exempts from the prohibition the following, with respect to a SAW or 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, sale, or transfer of a grandfathered SAW, which must be securely stored. A licensed gun dealer must conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties. The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD. Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification. Newly manufactured SAWs and LCAFDs must display the date of manufacture. The bill also allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program.

Assault Weapons Ban of 2019

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]
Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-09	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S103-104)

HB1186 (Related) 2019-09-10 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
SB447 (Related) 2019-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB1296 (Related) 2019-02-15 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HB2959 (Related) 2019-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
SB3254 (Related) 2020-02-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB5717 (Related) 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/66/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s66/BILLS-116s66is.pdf