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A bill to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.

USA115th CongressS-1945| Senate 
| Updated: 10/5/2017
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (29)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Al Franken (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Oct 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6366-6367)
  • October 5, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 5, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6366-6367)

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5087: To regulate the importation, manufacture, possession, sale or transfer of assault weapons, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4052: To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-5077: To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-5410: To improve public safety through sensible reforms to firearms regulations.
  • HR 115-6297: To regulate the importation, manufacture, possession, sale or transfer of assault weapons, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2095: A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
Civil actions and liabilityFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement administration and fundingRetail and wholesale tradesTrade restrictions

A bill to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.

USA115th CongressS-1945| Senate 
| Updated: 10/5/2017
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.
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Timeline
Oct 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6366-6367)
  • October 5, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 5, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6366-6367)
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (29)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Al Franken (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5087: To regulate the importation, manufacture, possession, sale or transfer of assault weapons, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4052: To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-5077: To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-5410: To improve public safety through sensible reforms to firearms regulations.
  • HR 115-6297: To regulate the importation, manufacture, possession, sale or transfer of assault weapons, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2095: A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityFirearms and explosivesLaw enforcement administration and fundingRetail and wholesale tradesTrade restrictions