GOSAFE Act
U.S. Congress · HR2790 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-04-09. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary (plain-language)
Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act or the GOSAFE Act This bill establishes a framework to regulate gas-operated semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices under federal firearms laws. First, the bill generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, receipt, or possession of a firearm that is or is modified to operate as a prohibited gas-operated semiautomatic firearm; a combination of parts that modify or can be assembled into a prohibited gas-operated semiautomatic firearm, or that produce an unlawful gas-operated semiautomatic cycling action; a device or combination of parts designed to materially increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm; or a firearm that is modified to materially increase the rate of fire. Second, the bill generally prohibits (1) the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or receipt of a large capacity ammunition feeding device; or (2) the possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after the date of enactment. A violation is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 12 months, or both, for each violation. In addition, an individual who possesses a prohibited gas-operated semiautomatic firearm during a federal felony offense is subject to additional penalties—a fine, a mandatory minimum prison term of two years, or both. Finally, the bill allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender gas-operated semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices under a buy-back program.
Sponsors
- Lucy McBath (primary)
- Jake Auchincloss
- Gabe Amo
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Joyce Beatty
- Julia Brownley
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Becca Balint
- Wesley Bell
- Janelle S. Bynum
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Steve Cohen
- Joe Courtney
- Judy Chu
- Salud O. Carbajal
- Sean Casten
- Angie Craig
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
- Danny K. Davis
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Madeleine Dean
- Dwight Evans
- Sarah Elfreth
- Maxwell Frost
- Valerie P. Foushee
- Shomari Figures
- Josh Gottheimer
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Daniel S. Goldman
- James A. Himes
- Steven Horsford
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Julie Johnson
- Robin L. Kelly
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Ted Lieu
- Greg Landsman
- George Latimer
- Grace Meng
- Morgan McGarvey
- Kevin Mullin
- Robert Menendez
- LaMonica McIver
- Kelly Morrison
- Sarah McBride
- Dave Min
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Donald Norcross
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Chellie Pingree
- Mark Pocan
- Brittany Pettersen
- Mike Quigley
- Deborah K. Ross
- Raul Ruiz
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Luz M. Rivas
- Emily Randall
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Terri A. Sewell
- Bradley Scott Schneider
- Thomas R. Suozzi
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Hillary J. Scholten
- Andrea Salinas
- Suhas Subramanyam
- Lateefah Simon
- Paul Tonko
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Shri Thanedar
- Derek Tran
- Nikema Williams
- Frederica S. Wilson
- George Whitesides
- James R. Walkinshaw
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2025-04-09 — XML
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-09 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-04-09 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |